Henry David Thoreau Quote – “However mean your life is…”

However mean your life is, meet it and live it; do not shun it and call it hard names. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862), Living Book, The Seeker

Henry David Thoreau Quote – “The fault–finder will find…”

The fault–finder will find faults even in paradise. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)

C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963), Living Book, The Seeker

C. S. Lewis Quote – “At the end of things, the blessed will say…”

At the end of things, the blessed will say, “We have never lived anywhere except in Heaven.” And the lost will say, “We were always in Hell.” And both will speak truly. C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963)

Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273), Living Book, The Seeker

Jalal al-Din Rumi Quote – “It’s your road and yours alone…”

It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)

Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 – 1986), Living Book, The Search

Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote – “Freedom from the desire for an answer…”

Freedom from the desire for an answer is essential to the understanding of a problem. Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 – 1986)

Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273), Living Book, The Search

Jalal al-Din Rumi Quote – “You’ve been walking the ocean’s edge…”

You’ve been walking the ocean’s edge, holding up your robes to keep them dry. You must dive naked under, and deeper under, a thousand times deeper! Jalal al-Din Rumi (1207 – 1273)

James Allen (1864 – 1912), Living Book, The Search

James Allen Quote – “As the heart, so is the life…”

As the heart, so is the life. The within is ceaselessly becoming the without. Nothing remains unrevealed. That which is hidden is but for a time; it ripens and comes forth at last. Seed, tree, blossom, and fruit is the fourfold order of the universe. From the state of a man’s heart proceed the conditions of his life; his thoughts […]