Whoever we are, we find ourselves, through self-observation, possessed of a certain small number of typical ways of reacting to the manifold impressions of incoming life. These mechanical reactions govern us. Maurice Nicoll (1884 – 1953)
Maurice Nicoll Quote – “There are two futures…”
There are two futures, one in time and one in scale, one horizontal — the other vertical and always there, just above our present state. Maurice Nicoll (1884 – 1953)
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)
Maurice Nicoll Quote – “Everything lies in relationship…”
Everything lies in relationship, in how you relate yourself to things. You cannot change the thing itself but you can change your relationship to it. Maurice Nicoll (1884 – 1953)
Maurice Nicoll Quote – “There are forces in you working upon you all the time…”
There are forces in you working upon you all the time to make you awaken, to heal you, to cure you — if you can only listen to them. Maurice Nicoll (1884 – 1953)
Maurice Nicoll Quote – “The opposites are thieves because what you build on one…”
The opposites are thieves because what you build on one is undermined by the other. Or, to put it differently, joy leads to sorrow. But whatever is built in the centre cannot be taken from you. Maurice Nicoll (1884 – 1953)
Maurice Nicoll Quote – “It is useless to hear and not to experience…”
It is useless to hear and not to experience, to be told and not to practice. Maurice Nicoll (1884 – 1953)
Maurice Nicoll Quote – “We know a lot about being in the wrong or right place externally…”
We know a lot about being in the wrong or right place externally, in space, but very little about being in the wrong or right place internally, in ourselves — and the latter is far more important. Maurice Nicoll (1884 – 1953)
Maurice Nicoll Quote – “When a man begins to know himself…”
When a man begins to know himself he is no longer a machine. He may, indeed, even become a man. Maurice Nicoll (1884 – 1953)
Maurice Nicoll Quote – “If man were a unity instead of…”
If man were a unity instead of being a multiplicity, he would have true individuality. Maurice Nicoll (1884 – 1953)