Humility like darkness reveals the heavenly lights. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
Henry David Thoreau Quote – “Time is but a stream I go a-fishin in…”
In eternity there is indeed something true and sublime. But all these times and places and occasions are now and here. God himself culminates in the present moment and will never be mortifying in the lapse of the ages. Time is but a stream I go a-fishin in. I drink at it, but when I drink I see the sandy […]
Henry David Thoreau Quote – “Compensation in every disappointment…”
If we will be quiet and ready enough, we shall find compensation in every disappointment. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
Henry David Thoreau Quote – “If you would convince a man that he does wrong…”
If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. Men will believe what they see. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
Henry David Thoreau Quote – “I never found a companion that was…”
I never found a companion that was so companionable as solitude. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
Mother Teresa Quote – “I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God…”
I am a little pencil in the hand of a writing God who is sending a love letter to the world. Mother Teresa (1910 – 1997)
Quote from the Tao Te Ching – “Practice not doing…”
Practice not doing and everything will fall into place. Tao Te Ching (circa 600 B.C.E.)
Quote from the Tao Te Ching – “The Way that can be named…”
The Way that can be named is not the Way. Tao Te Ching (circa 600 B.C.E.)
Quote from the Tao Te Ching – “Whoso bendeth himself shall be straightened…”
Whoso bendeth himself shall be straightened. Whoso emptieth himself shall be filled. Whoso weareth himself away shall be renewed. Whoso humbleth himself shall be exalted. Whoso exalteth himself shall be abased. Therefore doth the Sage cling to simplicity. Tao Te Ching (circa 600 B.C.E.)
Rabindranath Tagore Quote – “The infinite seeks the intimate presence of the finite…”
The infinite seeks the intimate presence of the finite, the finite to disappear in the infinite. I do not know whose scheme this is, that the bound should be on a search for freedom, freedom asking to be housed in the bound. Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941)
