"And the heart that is soonest awake to the flowers is always the first to be touch’d by the thorns." ― Thomas Moore Topic(s): Mom Tags: heart More From Thomas Moore "Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery." "Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities – that’s training or instruction – but is rather making visible what is hidden as a seed." "Came but for friendship, and took away love." More In Mom "I would borrow my mom’s red Borghese lipstick and smear it on like a clown!"― Brooke Burns "When a fellow says, “It ain’t the money but the principle of the thing,” it’s the money."― Kin Hubbard "You know that I am living proof that the American Dream is real. Growing up, our congressman cut through government bureaucratic red tape to help my mom buy our first house. That’s the kind of congressman I’ll be."― Geoff Davis