A writer is a world trapped in a person. Victor Hugo (1802 – 1885)
William Shakespeare Quote – “This is excellent foppery of the world…”
This is excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune — often the surfeit of our own behaviour — we make guilty of our disasters the sun, the moon, and the stars: as if we were villains by necessity: fools by heavenly compulsion; knaves, thieves, and treachers, by spherical predominance; drunkards, liars, and adulterers, by an […]
William Shakespeare Quote – “A pack of blessings lights upon thy back…”
A pack of blessings lights upon thy back; Happiness courts thee in her best array; But, like a misbehaved and sullen wench, Thou pout’st upon thy fortune and thy love; Take heed, take heed, for such die miserable. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare Quote – “Why rail’st thou on thy birth, the heaven, and earth?…”
Why rail’st thou on thy birth, the heaven, and earth? Since birth, and heaven, and earth, all three do meet In thee at once; which thou at once wouldst lose. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Kabir Quote – “You are weaving your bondage of falsehood…”
You are weaving your bondage of falsehood, your words are full of deception: With the load of desires which you hold on your head, how can you be light? Kabir (circa 1398 – 1518)
Soren Kierkegaard Quote – “Truth has always had many loud proclaimers…”
Truth has always had many loud proclaimers, but the question is whether a person will in the deepest sense acknowledge the truth, allow it to permeate his whole being, accept all its consequences, and not have an emergency hiding place for himself and a Judas kiss for the consequence. Soren Kierkegaard (1813 – 1855)
Jacob Boehme Quote – “As the worm, crawling in the dust of the earth…”
As the worm, crawling in the dust of the earth, cannot rise like the eagle above the clouds, so the self-willing thought of man, wandering in the labyrinth of conflicting opinions, does not enter the realm of eternal truth. Jacob Boehme (1575 – 1624)
Alan Watts Quote – “The myths underlying our culture…”
The myths underlying our culture and our common sense have not taught us to feel identical with the universe, but only with parts of it. Alan Watts (1915 – 1973)
Paul Brunton Quote – “Like a stone in a shoe which he stubbornly refuses to remove…”
Like a stone in a shoe which he stubbornly refuses to remove, the fault still remains in his character when he stubbornly insists on blaming things or condemning persons for its consequences. Paul Brunton (1898 – 1981)
C. S. Lewis Quote – “Whenever you find a man who says he doesn’t…”
Whenever you find a man who says he doesn’t believe in a real Right and Wrong, you will find the same man going back on this a moment later. C. S. Lewis (1898 – 1963)