"There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." ― Edith Wharton Topic(s): Inspirational More From Edith Wharton "Life is the only real counselor; wisdom unfiltered through personal experience does not become a part of the moral tissue." "There are moments when a man’s imagination, so easily subdued to what it lives in, suddenly rises above its daily level and surveys the long windings of destiny." "If only we’d stop trying to be happy we’d have a pretty good time." More In Inspirational "I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone."― Henry Rollins "Plant thy foot firmly in the prints which His foot has made before thee."― Joseph Barber Lightfoot "Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven."― Henry Ward Beecher