Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and of the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. Chinese Proverb
Saint Symeon the New Theologian Quote – “He who does not have attention in himself cannot become pure in heart…”
He who does not have attention in himself and does not regard his mind, cannot become pure in heart, and so cannot see God. He who does not have attention in himself cannot be poor in spirit, cannot be contrite, nor be gentle and meek, nor hunger and thirst after righteousness, nor be merciful, nor a peacemaker, nor suffer persecution […]
Percy Bysshe Shelley Quote – “The harmony and happiness of man Yields to the wealth of nations…”
The harmony and happiness of man Yields to the wealth of nations; that which lifts His nature to the heaven of its pride, Is bartered for the poison of his soul; The weight that drags to earth his towering hopes, Blighting all prospect but of selfish gain, Withering all passion but of slavish fear, Extinguishing all free and generous love […]
William Shakespeare Quote – “Love thyself last.”
Love thyself last. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare Quote – “Who seeks, and will not take when once ’tis offered…”
Who seeks, and will not take when once ’tis offered, shall never find it more. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
William Shakespeare Quote – “This above all: to thine own self be true…”
These few precepts in thy memory See thou character. Give thy thoughts no tongue, Nor any unproportioned thought his act. Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. Those friends thou hast, and their adoption tried, Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel; But do not dull thy palm with entertainment Of each new-hatch’d, unfledged comrade. Beware Of […]
William Shakespeare Quote – “Do as the heavens have done, forget your evil…”
Do as the heavens have done, forget your evil; with them forgive yourself. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Lao Tzu Quote – “He who knows how glory shines, yet loves disgrace…”
He who knows how glory shines, yet loves disgrace and is not poled by it, he becomes like a spacious valley to which all men come from beneath the sky. Lao Tzu (570 – 490 B.C.E.)
Lao Tzu Quote – “By the accident of good fortune a man may rule the world for a time…”
By the accident of good fortune a man may rule the world for a time. But by virtue of love he may rule the world forever. Lao Tzu (570 – 490 B.C.E.)
Lao Tzu Quote – “A sage is not only kind to the kind…”
A sage is not only kind to the kind but also kind to the unkind. Lao Tzu (570 – 490 B.C.E.)
