...if we would be and do all that as a rational being we should desire, we must resolve to govern ourselves; we must seek diversit...y of interests; dread to be without an object and without mental occupation; and try to balance work for the body and work for the mind.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
I had been in the hurrying waters too long not to appreciate an opportunity to lie on the bank and rest, watch others, and gain st...rength for the coming years.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
If it is a relief to take your clothes off at night, be sure that something is wrong. Clothes should not be a burden. They should ...be a comfort and a protection.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
It is cruelty to children to keep five-year-olds sitting still, gazing into vacancy even for one hour at a time. We have little id...ea of the torture we thus inflict.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
...all enjoyment is dependent upon the frailty of human life and human desires ... if we were to have all we want and to live fore...ver, all enjoyment would be gone.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »
There are women in middle life, whose days are crowded with practical duties, physical strain, and moral responsibility ... they f...ail to see that some use of the mind, in solid reading or in study, would refresh them by its contrast with carking cares, and would prepare interest and pleasure for their later years. Such women often sink into depression, as their cares fall away from them, and many even become insane. They are mentally starved to death.LESSATTRIBUTION DETAIL »