Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Henri Amiel Quote – “To win true peace…”
To win true peace, a man needs to feel himself directed, pardoned, and sustained by a supreme power, to feel himself on the right road, at the point where God would have him be — in harmony with God and the universe. This reliance gives strength and calm. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Quote from Buddhism – “A man in not educated because he talks much…”
A man in not educated because he talks much; the learned man is he who is patient, free from hatred and fear. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
Quote from Buddhism – “The truth is the end and aim of all existence…”
The truth is the end and aim of all existence, and the worlds originate so that the truth may come and dwell therein. Those who fail to aspire for the truth have missed the purpose of life. Blessed is he who rests in the truth. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
Anthony de Mello Quote – “You are so proud of your intelligence…”
You are so proud of your intelligence… You are like a condemned man proud of the vastness of his prison cell. Anthony de Mello (1931 – 1987)
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote – “I am defeated all the time…”
I am defeated all the time, yet to victory I am born. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)
Olivier Clement Quote – “God calls the heart and makes it exult…”
God calls the heart and makes it exult; then he disappears; and then he reveals himself again. By the test of renunciation and a more lively “feeling” of God, a person escapes gradually from the attacks of evil: light penetrates and protects his or her nature more and more. But God refuses to provide an overwhelming proof of his presence. […]
Henri Amiel Quote – “At bottom there is but one subject of study…”
At bottom there is but one subject of study… the mind. All other subjects may be reduced to that; all other studies bring us back to this study. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Henry Amiel Quote – “My true being, the essence of my nature…”
My true being, the essence of my nature, myself, remains inviolate and inaccessible to the world’s attacks. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Augustine Baker Quote – “Let nothing, therefore, deter a well-minded soul…”
Let nothing, therefore, deter a well-minded soul from persevering with fervor in this firm resolution. No, not the sight of her daily defect, imperfections, or sins, or remorses for them: but rather let her increase in courage even from her falls, and from the experience of her own impotency let her be incited to run more earnestly… she will be […]
