"Does all the beauty of the world stop when you die?" "No," said the Old Oak; "it will last much longer - longer than I can even think of." "Well, then," said the little May-fly, "we have the same time to live; only we reckon differently. Hans Christian Andersen More Quotes by Hans Christian Andersen More Quotes From Hans Christian Andersen The whole world is a series of miracles, but we're so used to them we call them ordinary things. Hans Christian Andersen miracle ordinary world Just living is not enough... one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower. Hans Christian Andersen philosophical nature flower Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. Hans Christian Andersen famous-inspirational inspiring life To move, to breathe, to fly, to float, To gain all while you give, To roam the roads of lands remote, To travel is to live. Hans Christian Andersen inspirational travel moving Everything you look at can become a fairy tale and you can get a story from everything you touch. Hans Christian Andersen fairy-tale stories looks Nothing is too high for a man to reach, but he must climb with care and confidence Hans Christian Andersen care goal men Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Hans Christian Andersen self-improvement enjoy life The wiser a man becomes, the more he will read, and those who are wisest read most. Hans Christian Andersen wisest wiser men Where words fail, music speaks. Hans Christian Andersen music inspirational art To be of use to the world is the only way to be happy. Hans Christian Andersen use happiness world We cannot expect to be happy always ... by experiencing evil as well as good we become wise. Hans Christian Andersen wells wise evil Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers. Hans Christian Andersen god men life But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more. Hans Christian Andersen mermaid tears suffering My life will be the best illustration of all my work. Hans Christian Andersen creative-process illustration being-the-best But shouldn't all of us on earth give the best we have to others and offer whatever is in our power? Hans Christian Andersen offers earth giving The sun shines upon good and bad alike. Hans Christian Andersen good-and-bad shining sun It was clear to me, as I glanced back over my earlier life, that a loving Providence watched over me, that all was directed for me by a higher power. Hans Christian Andersen higher-power clear providence Life is like a beautiful melody, only the lyrics are messed up. Hans Christian Andersen life-is-like music beautiful A mermaid has not an immortal soul, nor can she obtain one unless she wins the love of a human being. On the power of another hangs her eternal destiny. Hans Christian Andersen mermaid destiny winning If you looked down to the bottom of my soul, you would understand fully the source of my longing and – pity me. Even the open, transparent lake has its unknown depths, which no divers know. Hans Christian Andersen depth soul lakes
