Living

Posted on January 3, 2022December 27, 2021 by Simon

“Remember, you do not live in the world, you only pass through it.” Leo Tolstoy in A Calendar of Wisdom... Read More

How to Live

Posted on December 27, 2021December 26, 2021 by Simon

“We live for ourselves, only when we live for others.” Leo Tolstoy in A Calendar of Wisdom The picture is not showing up on some of my subscribers emails. I’m trying a change of orde... Read More

Happiness

Posted on December 20, 2021December 7, 2021 by Simon

“The Secret of Happiness?” “Enjoy small pleasures.” Leo Tolstoy in A Calendar of Wisdom... Read More

No Enemies

Posted on December 13, 2021December 13, 2021 by Simon

“Be strict in judging yourself and gentle in judging others, and you will have no enemies.“ Chinese Wisdom From Leo Tolstoy in A Calendar of Wisdom... Read More

Death

Posted on December 6, 2021November 1, 2021 by Simon

“If death is but sleep made permanent, we all know there is nothing terrible in it. And if death is a transfer to a better life, then death is not evil but a blessing.” Leo Tolstoy in A Ca... Read More

Improvement

Posted on November 29, 2021November 9, 2021 by Simon

There is only one way to improve another person; you must become better yourself. Leo Tolstoy... Read More

Leading an Elephant

Posted on November 22, 2021November 1, 2021 by Simon

“Using tender words and kindness, you can lead an elephant with a hair.” Iranian Wisdom... Read More

Good Deeds

Posted on November 15, 2021November 1, 2021 by Simon

“The ‘joy’ received by doing a good deed is the only reward that won’t lessen it.” Seneca This is one of a series of quotations collected from a book by Leo Tolstoy by my... Read More

Discretion

Posted on November 8, 2021November 1, 2021 by Simon

“If you want people to speak well of you, do not speak well of yourself.” Blaise Pascal This is the first in a series of quotations collected from a book by Leo Tolstoy by my friend Steve ... Read More

Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

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