The aim of education should be to convert the mind into a living fountain, and not a reservoir. That which is filled by merely pumping in, will be emptied by pumping out. John M. Mason (1770 – 1829)
Virgil Quote – “Easy is the descent into the lower world…”
Easy is the descent into the lower world. Night and day the door of glowing dis stands open. But to recall thy steps and pass out to the upper air, this is the task, this is the work. Virgil (70 – 19 B.C.E.)
Henry David Thoreau Quote – “The true harvest of my daily life…”
The true harvest of my daily life is somewhat as intangible and indescribable as the tints of morning or evening. It is a little star-dust caught, a segment of the rainbow which I have clutched. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
Mother Meera Quote – “When you know that you are eternal…”
When you know that you are eternal you can play your true role in time. When you know you are divine you can become completely human. When you know you are one with God you are free to become absolutely yourself, individual and holy and my child. Mother Meera (1960)
Mother Meera Quote – “There is no rest in this work…”
There is no rest in this work: the highest serves most lovingly; the wisest listens best; the one who has seen gives his whole life to help others to see. This is the divine way. Mother Meera (1960)
Joseph Addison Quote – “True happiness is of a retired nature…”
True happiness is of a retired nature, and an enemy to pomp and noise. Joseph Addison (1672 – 1719)
Joseph Addison Quote – “In the loss of an object…”
In the loss of an object we do not proportion our grief to its real value, but to the value our fancies set upon it. Joseph Addison (1672 – 1719)
Joseph Addison Quote – “What was at first an exercise becomes at length an entertainment…”
How our delight in any particular study, art, or science rises and improves in proportion to the application which we bestow upon it. Thus, what was at first an exercise becomes at length an entertainment. Joseph Addison (1672 – 1719)
Abd-el-Kader Quote – “Take a thorn-bush and sprinkle it…”
Take a thorn-bush and sprinkle it for a whole year with water — it will yield nothing but thorns. Take a date-tree, leave it without culture, and it will always produce dates. Abd-el-Kader (1808 – 1883)
Muhammad Quote – “A man should be so disinterested and untrammeled…”
A man should be so poor that he is not and has not a place for God to act in. To reserve a place would be to maintain distinctions. A man should be so disinterested and untrammeled that he does not know what God is doing in him. Muhammad (570 – 632)