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 […]
Augustine Baker Quote – “The first task is clearing of the understanding…”
The first task is clearing of the understanding, thereto adding a supernatural light, by which natural reason comes to see something that it saw not before, or at least did not esteem before. Augustine Baker (1575 – 1641)
Thomas Browne Quote – “There is no man alone…”
There is no man alone, because every man is a microcosm, and carries the whole world about him. Thomas Browne (1605 – 1682)
Thomas Browne Quote – “There are wonders in true affection.”
There are wonders in true affection. Thomas Browne (1605 – 1682)
Buddha Quote – “Seeking the way, you must exert yourselves…”
Seeking the way, you must exert yourselves and strive with diligence… free yourselves from the tangled net of sorrow. Walk in the path with steadfast aim. A sick man may be cured by the healing power of medicine and will be rid of all his ailments without beholding the physician. Buddha (circa 560 – 483 B.C.E.)