Wisely and slow; they stumble that run fast. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare Quote – “Stand, stand!… Nothing routs us but…”
Stand, stand!… Nothing routs us but The villainy of our fears. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Philip James Bailey Quote – “Let each man think himself an act of God…”
Let each man think himself an act of God. His mind a thought, his life a breath of God. Philip James Bailey (1816 – 1902)
Thomas Merton Quote – “We seek what one might call a relative omnipotence…”
We seek what one might call a relative omnipotence: the power to have everything we want, to enjoy everything we desire, to demand that all our wishes be satisfied and that our will should never be frustrated or opposed. It is the need to have everyone else bow to our judgment and accept our declarations as law. It is the […]
Khalil Gibran Quote – “Your pain is the breaking of the shell…”
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Khalil Gibran (1883 – 1931)
Marcel Proust Quote – “Happiness is beneficial for the body…”
Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind. Marcel Proust (1871 – 1922)
William Shakespeare Quote – “Be cheerful; wipe thine eyes…”
Be cheerful; wipe thine eyes: Some falls are means the happier to arise. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Maurice Nicoll Quote – “When you feel you are right…”
When you feel you are right you may be sure you are asleep. Maurice Nicoll (1884 – 1953)
Rabindranath Tagore Quote – “When we look at the world through the veil of our desires…”
When we look at the world through the veil of our desires we make it small and narrow, and fail to perceive its full truth. Rabindranath Tagore (1861 – 1941)
P. D. Ouspensky Quote – “Each minute, each moment, man is saying or thinking ‘I’…”
Each minute, each moment, man is saying or thinking ‘I’. And each time his ‘I’ is different. Just now it was a thought, now it is a desire, now a sensation, now another thought, and so on, endlessly. Man is a plurality. Man’s name is legion. P. D. Ouspensky (1878 – 1947)