James Oppenheim Quotes

Quick as a hummingbird...she darts so eagerly, swiftly, sweetly dipping into the flowers of my heart.

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance; the wise grows it under his feet.

The fool is looking for happiness far away. The wise man makes it grow under his feet.

We age inevitably: The old joys fade and are gone: And at last comes equanimity and the flame burning clear.

Hearts starve as well as bodies; give us bread, but give us roses.

Man's the bad child of the universe

They can only set free men free... And there is no need of that: Free men set themselves free.

Free men set themselves free.

Would you end war? Create great Peace.

A faith like Lincoln's would transform the world!

To be a god First I must be a god-maker: We are what we create.

The foolish man seeks happiness in the distance. The wise grows it under his feet.

Man's the bad child of the universe.