All creatures live bewildered, save some few. Bhagavad Gita (500 B.C.E.)
Bhagavad Gita Quote – “He who would be master of himself…”
He who would be master of himself shall win it, if he bravely strives. Bhagavad Gita (500 B.C.E.)
Quote from Buddhism – “In a village or in a forest…”
In a village or in a forest, on land or sea, wherever venerable persons dwell, that place is delightful. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
Bhagavad-Gita Quote – “No heart that holds one right desire…”
No heart that holds one right desire treads the road of loss. Bhagavad Gita (500 B.C.E.)
Henri Amiel Quote – “We are never more discontented with others…”
We are never more discontented with others than when we are discontented with ourselves. The consciousness of wrongdoing makes us irritable, and our heart in its cunning quarrels with what is outside it, in order that it may deafen the clamour within. Henri Amiel (1821 – 1881)
Marcus Aurelius Quote – “Those who do not observe the movements…”
Those who do not observe the movements of their own minds must of necessity be unhappy. Marcus Aurelius (121 – 180)
Quote from Buddhism – “Earnest among the thoughtless…”
Earnest among the thoughtless, awake among the sleeping, the wise man progresses like a racer. Buddhism (circa 500 B.C.E.)
William Shakespeare Quote – “Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow…”
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day To the last syllable of recorded time, And all our yesterdays have lighted fools The way to dusty death. Out, out, brief candle! Life’s but a walking shadow; a poor player, That struts and frets his hour upon the stage, And then is heard no more: […]
Abraham Lincoln Quote – “I am very little inclined on any occasion…”
I am very little inclined on any occasion to say anything unless I hope to produce some good by it. Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865)
Anacharsis Quote – “What is man’s chief enemy?…”
What is man’s chief enemy? Each man is his own. Anacharsis (circa 589 B.C.E.)
