“It is not suffering as such that makes someone appreciate love, it is only when suffering pierces our vanity—which happens when we do not blame someone else for our pain—that it awakens a deeper respect for love.”
— John ArmstrongOur relationship to beauty is one of the best indications of the state of our inner life.
— John ArmstrongLife is a mix of sweet and sour, good and bad; in accepting both, we find true peace.
— John ArmstrongThere is no shortcut to wisdom; it is acquired through experience and reflection.
— John ArmstrongThere is no success without hardship.
— John ArmstrongEmotional maturity means being able to face uncertainty with poise and confidence.
— John ArmstrongTo truly understand beauty, we must see it in the ordinary.
— John ArmstrongSuccess is finding the balance between achievement and contentment.
— John ArmstrongBeauty can be consoling, disturbing, sacred, profane; it can be exhilarating, appealing, inspiring, chilling. It affects us in an unlimited variety of ways.
— John ArmstrongLove is the sense of being understood.
— John ArmstrongWe often discover what will do by finding out what will not do; and probably he who never made a mistake never made a discovery.
— John Armstrong