Max Ehrmann Quotes
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Speak your truth quietly & clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story.
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And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.
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May I not forget that poverty and riches are of the spirit. Though the world knows me not, may my thoughts and actions be such as will keep me friendly with myself.
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Wishing you happiness always! Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. . . . . Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. And whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
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Whatever else you do or forbear, impose upon yourself the task of happiness; and now and then abandon yourself to the joy of laughter. And however much you condemn the evil in the world, remember that the world is not all evil; that somewhere children are at play, as you yourself in the old days; that women still find joy in the stalwart hearts of men; And that men, treading with restless feet their many paths, may yet find refuge from the storms of the world in the cheerful house of love.
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Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity & disenchantment it is perennial as the grass.
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Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
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I should like, if I could, to leave a humble gift -- a bit of chaste prose that had caught up some noble moods.
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For the entire Desiderata go to Inspirational Poems page
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Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself.
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Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
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With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
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I contracted a disease which I have never shaken off. The disease was idealism. Because of it, I did the thing in life I wanted to do - Writing.
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Lift up my eyes from the earth and let me not forget the uses of the stars.
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As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons.
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Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
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Go Placidly, Amid the noise and Haste & Remember what peace there may be in silence.
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Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit.
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Ere you lie down to sleep in the night, sit still awhile, and nurse again to life your gentler self. Forget the restless, noisy spirit of the day, and encourage to speech the soft voices within you that timidly whisper of the peace of the quiet night; and occasionally look out at the quiet stars. The night will soothe you like a tender mother, folding you against her soft bosom, and hiding you from the harm of the world.
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You are a child of the universe.
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... many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism.
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Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
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Let me not follow in the clamor of the world, but walk calmly in my path.
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Whether of not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.
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Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism. Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
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In the noisy confusion of life, keep peace in your soul.
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Forbid that I should judge others, lest I condemn myself.
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Remember what peace there may be in silence.
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Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
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Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
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