Some praise the Lord for Light,
The living spark;
I thank God for the Night
The healing dark.

Robert W. Service

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest – Confucius

If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive – Eleonora Duse

Clouds, they make a painting out of the sky – Marty Rubin

As a child, the paddy field was my playground – Abdullah Ahmad Badawi

Life is a mountain of solvable problems, and I enjoy that – James Dyson

There’s a sunrise and a sunset every single day, and they’re absolutely free. Don’t miss so many of them – Jo Walton

“A lovely thing about Christmas is that it’s compulsory, like a thunderstorm, and we all go through it together.” – Garrison Keillor, Leaving Home