Solitude, the safeguard of mediocrity, is to genius the stern friend, the cold, obscure shelter where moult the wings which will bear it farther than suns and stars. He who would inspire and lead his race must be defended from traveling with the souls of other men, from living, breathing, reading, and writing in the daily, time-worn yoke of their […]
Prayer that craves a particular commodity — anything less than all good — is vicious. Prayer is the contemplation of the facts of life from the highest point of view. It is the soliloquy of a beholding and jubilant soul. It is the spirit of God pronouncing his works good. But prayer as a means to effect a private end […]
What is the hardest task in the world? To think. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 – 1882)
So, in regard to disagreeable and formidable things, prudence does not consist in evasion or flight, but in courage. He who wishes to walk in the most peaceful parts of life with any serenity must screw himself up to resolution. Let him front the object of his worst apprehension, and his stoutness will commonly make his fear groundless. Ralph Waldo […]
They said to him, “Tell us who you are so that we may believe in you.” He said to them, “You examine the face of heaven and earth, but you have not come to know the one who is in your presence, and you do not know how to examine this moment.” Gospel of Thomas
If you bring forth that which is within you, that which is within you will save you. If you fail to bring forth that which is within you, that which is within you will kill you. Gospel of Thomas
The kingdom of Heaven is within you, and whosoever knoweth himself shall find it. Gospel of Thomas
You cannot wander anywhere that will not aid you. Anything you can touch, God brought it into the classroom of your mind. Saint Francis of Assisi (1181 – 1226)
What you are looking for is what is looking. Saint Francis of Assisi (1181 – 1226)
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 – 1832)
