"to live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, not respectable, and wealthy, not rich; to listen to stars and birds, babes and sages, with open heart; to study hard, to think quietly, act frankly, talk gently, await occasions, hurry never; in a word, to let the spiritual, unbidden and unconscious, grow up through the common — this is my symphony. "
Beautiful words to live by!
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Thank you for posting this! This is how my parents taught me to live, but I've never seen it so well summed up in a quote. I'm saving this one!
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