I have tried to make friends by corporeal gifts, but have only made enemies. I never made friends but by spiritual gifts. William Blake (1757 – 1827)
Quote from Buddhism – “If we liberate our souls from our petty selves…”
If we liberate our souls from our petty selves, wish no ill to others, and become clear as a crystal diamond reflecting the light of truth, what a radiant picture will appear in us mirroring things as they are, without the admixture of burning desires, without the distortion of erroneous illusion, without the agitation of clinging and unrest. Buddhism (circa […]
John Caird Quote – “We have in us the power to transcend…”
We have in us the power to transcend the bounds of our narrow individuality, and to find ourselves in that which seems to lie beyond us. John Caird (1820 – 1898)
John Caird Quote – “Morality or the moral life may be described as…”
Morality or the moral life may be described as that solution of the contradiction between man’s higher and lower nature which is accomplished by the transformation of the lower into the organ or expression of the higher. John Caird (1820 – 1898)
Thomas Carlyle Quote – “Our grand business is…”
Our grand business is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand. Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881)
Matthew Arnold Quote – “But often in the world’s most crowded streets…”
But often in the world’s most crowded streets, but often, in the din of strife, there rises an unspeakable desire after the knowledge of our buried life, a thirst to spend our fire and restless force in tracking out our true, original course; a longing to inquire into the mystery of this heart that beats so wild, so deep in […]
Thomas Carlyle Quote – “Indeed it is well said…”
Indeed it is well said, “In every object there is inexhaustible meaning; the eye sees in it what the eye brings means of seeing.” Thomas Carlyle (1795 – 1881)
Saint Augustine of Hippo Quote – “A happy life is joy in the truth.”
A happy life is joy in the truth. Saint Augustine of Hippo (354 – 430)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “A man should always have these two rules in readiness…”
A man should always have these two rules in readiness: the one, to do only whatever the reason of the ruling and legislating faculty may suggest… the other, to change his opinion, if some other person sets him right, and moves him from an opinion. But this change of opinion must proceed only from a certain persuasion, as of what […]
Francis Bacon Quote – “By far the best proof is experience.”
By far the best proof is experience. Francis Bacon (1561 – 1626)