Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Max Ehrmann More Quotes by Max Ehrmann More Quotes From Max Ehrmann Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Max Ehrmann achievementenjoyaccomplishment Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be. Max Ehrmann broken-dreamsdrudgerypeace-with-god Speak your truth quietly & clearly; and listen to others, even the dull & ignorant; they too have their story. Max Ehrmann ignoranthonestylistening Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity & disenchantment it is perennial as the grass. Max Ehrmann cynicalfaceslove Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. Max Ehrmann gentlenessgentlediscipline Be cheerful . Strive to be happy. Max Ehrmann strivecheerful Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. Max Ehrmann shieldsadversityspirit I should like, if I could, to leave a humble gift -- a bit of chaste prose that had caught up some noble moods. Max Ehrmann moodnoblehumble 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. Max Ehrmann shieldslonelinessspirit Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time. Max Ehrmann careersrealhumble ... many persons strive for high ideals, and everywhere life is full of heroism. Max Ehrmann striveheroismlife-is Let me do my work each day, and if the darkened hours of despair overcome me, may I not forget the strength that comforted me in the desolation of other times. Max Ehrmann despaireach-dayovercoming Remember what peace there may be in silence. Max Ehrmann solitudesilencemay As far as possible, without surrender, be on good terms with all persons. Max Ehrmann broken-dreamssurrenderterm You are a child of the universe. Max Ehrmann universechildren Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness. Max Ehrmann fatiguebornloneliness You are a child of the Universe, no less than the moon and the stars you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the Universe is unfolding as it should. Max Ehrmann
