John Armstrong Quotes

Tis not for mortals always to be blest.

Virtue and sense are one; and, trust me, still A faithless heart betrays the head unsound.

Our greatest good, and what we least can spare, Is hope: the last of all our evils, fear.

There are, while human miseries abound, A thousand ways to waste superfluous wealth, Without one fool or flatterer at your board, Without one hour of sickness or disgust.

This restless world Is full of chances, which by habit's power To learn to bear is easier than to shun.

We need to be free if we are to love.

One's relationship with money is lifelong, it colors one's sense of identity, it shapes one's attitude to other people, it connects and splits generations; money is the arena in which greed and generosity are played out, in which wisdom is exercised and folly committed. Freedom, desire, power, status, work, possession: these huge ideas that rule life are enacted, almost always, in and around money.

You can't help people that don't want to be helped.

Hope is the first thing to take some sort of action.