You may break, you may shatter the vase, if you will, But the scent of the roses will hang round it still.
Thomas MooreIt's important to be heroic, ambitious, productive, efficient, creative, and progressive, but these qualities don't necessarily nurture soul. The soul has different concerns, of equal value: downtime for reflection, conversation, and reverie; beauty that is captivating and pleasuring; relatedness to the environs and to people; and any animalโs rhythm of rest and activity.
Thomas Moore