Quotes by Thomas Moore

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Happiness does not consist in any kind of pleasure, but only in honest and noble ones.

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Stealing someone's pleasure, insisting on getting your own, is unfair.

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There is no accusation so grave that no justification can be found for it.

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The wise will rather avoid disease than choose the remedies against it.

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He who is hesitant by nature, not only does not himself perform any kind of brave deed, but also conveys fear to his companions.

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Health is pleasure itself or produces pleasure as fire produces heat.

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Women usually hate by nature those whom their men love, and not out of malice.

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If you want to be successful, you have to act like you are.

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Pride and thirst for vain fame and power, behold the poisonous serpent which, once it has penetrated into the hearts of dignitaries, makes its home there until it destroys everything, by isolation and enmity: for each tends to be, first, second after first , then the equal of the first, and finally the most important and above the first.

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We all appreciate the good only after we have lost it for good.

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Only through mystery and madness does the soul reveal itself.

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Even divorce can be seen as a kind of fulfillment of love. Love asks a lot of us, something that completely contradicts the feeling of attachment and loyalty.

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When we fill them with meaning, objects burst into song.

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In every meal, the soul can reside there, a special charm; all it takes is a little attention, imagination and attentive care.

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In our complicated world, it is not easy to enjoy the joys of everyday life - children, family, neighborhood, nature, walks, company, shared meals. In my view, life is not an ambitious research expedition, but rather the opposite: exploring ordinary, ordinary things and seizing the joys of the ordinary.

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Home is an emotional state, a place in our imagination where safety, attachment, belonging, a sense of protection and our personal memories reside.