As rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, passion will break through an unreflecting mind. As rain does not break through a well-thatched house, passion will not break through a well-reflecting mind. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
Quote from Buddhism – “His thought is quiet…”
His thought is quiet, his words and deeds are quiet, when he has won freedom by true knowledge. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
William Shakespeare Quote – “He will be the physician…”
He will be the physician that should be the patient. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare Quote – “He that is proud eats up himself…”
He that is proud eats up himself: pride is his own glass, his own trumpet, his own chronicle; and whatever praises itself but in the deed, devours the deed in the praise. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare Quote – “The amity that wisdom knits not…”
The amity that wisdom knits not, folly may easily untie. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Henri Amiel Quote – “A hundred thousand sheep…”
A hundred thousand sheep are not more instructive than one sheep. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Henri Amiel Quote – “Self-interest is but the survival of the animal…”
Self-interest is but the survival of the animal in us. Humanity only begins for man with self-surrender. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Quote from Buddhism – “A man in not educated because he talks much…”
A man in not educated because he talks much; the learned man is he who is patient, free from hatred and fear. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
Anthony de Mello Quote – “You are so proud of your intelligence…”
You are so proud of your intelligence… You are like a condemned man proud of the vastness of his prison cell. Anthony de Mello (1931 – 1987)
Thomas Browne Quote – “There is no man alone…”
There is no man alone, because every man is a microcosm, and carries the whole world about him. Thomas Browne (1605 – 1682)
