The man who has no refuge in himself, who lives, so to speak, in his front rooms, in the outer whirlwind of things and opinions, is not properly speaking a personality at all; he is not distinct, free, original, a cause — in a word, someone. He is one of the crowd, a taxpayer, an elector, an anonymity, but not […]
Liberty in submission: what a problem! And yet that is what we must always come back to. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
What is your aim? To be good? And how is this accomplished except by general principles, some about the nature of the universe, and others about the proper constitution of man. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
To be upset at anything which happens to us is a separation of ourselves from nature. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
You who suffer from the tribulations of life, you who have to struggle and endure, you who yearn for a life of truth, rejoice at the glad tidings! There is balm for the wounded, and there is bread for the hungry. There is water for the thirsty, and there is hope for the despairing. There is light for those in […]
The world is built for the truth, but false combinations of thought misrepresent the true state of things and bring forth errors. Errors can be fashioned as it pleases those who cherish them, therefore they are pleasant to look upon, but they are unstable and contain the seeds of dissolution. Truth cannot be fashioned… Truth is the essence of life… […]
Since I’ve learned to be silent, everything has come so much closer to me. Rainer Maria Rilke (1875 – 1926)
Nature, what things there are Most abject in regard, and dear in use! What things again most dear in the esteem, And poor in worth! William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Who shall be true to us, When we are so unsecret to ourselves? William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
I love everything, and dislike one thing only: the desperate imprisonment of my being… Liberty for the inner man is then the strongest of my passions — perhaps my only passion. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
