A Journal of Days

Friday, October 23, 2009

I am not what I ought to be. I am not what I want to be. I am not what I hope to be. But still, I am not what I used to be. And by the grace of God, I am what I am.
John Newton

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Marie RaynerOctober 24, 2009 at 2:49 AM
Wonderful quote Leonora! I collect quotes and shall add this to my book of collected quotes. Thanks for sharing!
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"The world is fairly studded and strewn with pennies cast broadside from a generous hand. But who gets excited by a mere penny?...It is dire poverty indeed when a man is so malnourished and fatigued that he won't stoop to pick up a penny. But if you cultivate a healthy poverty and simplicity, so that finding a penny will literally make your day, then, since the world is in fact planted with pennies, you have with your poverty bought a lifetime of days. It is that simple. what you see is what you get."

Annie Dillard "Pilgrim at Tinker Creek"