As nothing is more easy than to think, so nothing is more difficult than to think well.
Thomas TraherneThe world is a mirror of infinite beauty, yet no man sees it. It is a Temple of Majesty, yet no man regards it. It is a region of Light and Peace, did not men disquiet it. It is the Paradise of God.
Thomas TraherneYou are as prone to love as the sun is to shine; it being the most delightful and natural employment of the soul of humans.
Thomas TraherneAn empty book is like an infant's soul, in which anything may be written. It is capable of all things, but containeth nothing. I have a mind to fill this with profitable wonders.
Thomas Traherne