There comes a time when, on the one hand, a vague awakening consciousness stirs the soul, the consciousness of the higher law… and the sufferings a man endures from the contradictions of life, compel him to renounce the social order and to adopt the new… And this time has now arrived. Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910)
Leo Tolstoy Quote – “The rule for doing unto others…”
The rule for doing unto others as you would wish them to do unto you, calls for no miraculous proof, neither does it require faith, because the rule is convincing in itself, both to reason and to human nature. Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910)
Leo Tolstoy Quote – “True religion is the establishment by man of…”
True religion is the establishment by man of such a relationship to the Infinite Life around him, which, while connecting his life with Infinite Life, and directing his actions, is also in agreement with his reason and with human knowledge. Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910)
Quote from the Upanishads – “He who has found the bliss of the Eternal…”
He who has found the bliss of the Eternal has no fear from any quarter. Upanishads (circa 800 – 200 B.C.E.)
Henry Vaughan Quote – “Where God is, all agree.”
Where God is, all agree. Henry Vaughan (1621 – 1695)
Vauvenargues Quote – “Our indifference to the truth…”
Our indifference to the truth is due to our determination to follow our desires. “It is of no importance,” men say, “to know where the truth is, since we know what will give us pleasure.” Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715 – 1747)
Vauvenargues Quote – “Men must be aware of the wisdom…”
Men must be aware of the wisdom and the strength that is in them if their understanding is to be expanded. Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715 – 1747)
Vauvenargues Quote – “We ought never to be afraid to repeat an ancient truth…”
We ought never to be afraid to repeat an ancient truth when we feel that we can make it more striking by a neater turn, or bring it alongside of another truth, which may make it clearer, and thereby accumulate evidence. It belongs to the inventive faculty to see clearly the relative state of things, and to be able to […]
Vauvenargues Quote – “A new principle is an inexhaustible source…”
A new principle is an inexhaustible source of new views. Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715 – 1747)
Vauvenargues Quote – ” Despair is the greatest of our errors.”
Despair is the greatest of our errors. Luc de Clapiers, marquis de Vauvenargues (1715 – 1747)