If If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way […]
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Quote – “I have never written the music that was in my heart…”
I have never written the music that was in my heart to write. Perhaps I never shall with this brain and these fingers, but I know that hereafter it will be written. When, instead of these few inlets of the senses through which we now secure impressions from all without, there shall be a flood of impressions from all sides, […]
F. Scott Fitzgerald Quote – “The test of a first-rate intelligence…”
The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in the same mind at the same time. F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896 – 1940)
Erich Fromm Quote – “Freedom is not a constant attribute…”
Freedom is not a constant attribute which we either “have” or “have not.” In fact, there is no such thing as “freedom” except as a word and an abstract concept. There is only one reality: the act of freeing ourselves in the process of making choices. In this process the degree of our capacity to make choices varies with each […]
Erich Fromm Quote – “He thinks of God, instead of experiencing God…”
He is marking time, and he lives and dies like one of the million things he produces. He thinks of God, instead of experiencing God. Erich Fromm (1900 – 1980)
William Law Quote – “The greatest part of mankind…”
The greatest part of mankind, nay, of all Christians, may be said to be asleep. That particular way of life, which takes up each man’s mind, thoughts and actions, may be very well called his particular dream. The learned and the ignorant, the rich and the poor, are all in the same state of slumber, passing away a short life […]
Thomas a Kempis Quote – “The humble knowledge of thyself…”
The humble knowledge of thyself is a surer way to God than the deepest search after science. Thomas a Kempis (circa 1379 – 1471)
Thomas a Kempis Quote – “If you wish to grow in your spiritual life…”
If you wish to grow in your spiritual life, you must not allow yourself to be caught up in the workings of the world. You must find time alone, away from the noise and confusion, away from the allure of power and wealth. Thomas a Kempis (circa 1379 – 1471)
C. S. Lewis Quote – “Humility is not thinking less of yourself…”
Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less. C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963)
C. S. Lewis Quote – “Many people want to serve God…”
Many people want to serve God, mostly in an advisory capacity. C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963)