Death is not an event in life… we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present. Our life has no end in the way in which our visual field has no limits. Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889 – 1951)
G. K. Chesterton Quote – “It is merely that when a man has found something…”
It is merely that when a man has found something which he prefers to life, he then for the first time begins to live. G. K. Chesterton (1874 – 1936)
G. K. Chesterton Quote – “The center of every man’s existence is a dream…”
The center of every man’s existence is a dream. Death, disease, and insanity are merely material accidents, like a toothache or a twisted ankle. That these brutal forces always besiege and often capture the citadel does not prove that they are the citadel. G. K. Chesterton (1874 – 1936)
Quotation from Cherokee Tradition – “The whole world belongs to Asga Ya Galun Lati…”
The whole world belongs to Asga Ya Galun Lati, the Great Spirit. Cherokee Adage
Victor Cherbuliez Quote – “In society as it is now constituted, all the established rules…”
In society as it is now constituted, all the established rules have so many mechanical duties, while real duty consists in obeying the laws of our own being. Victor Cherbuliez (1829 – 1899)
William Ellery Channing Quote – “The idea of God is the idea of our own spiritual natures…”
The idea of God is the idea of our own spiritual natures enlarged to infinity. William Ellery Channing (1780 – 1842)
William Ellery Channing Quote – “In this patient, though uncheered obedience…”
In this patient, though uncheered obedience, we become prepared for light. The soul gathers force. William Ellery Channing (1780 – 1842)
Saint Catherine of Siena Quote – “Wisdom is so kind and wise that wherever you may look…”
Wisdom is so kind and wise that wherever you may look you can learn something about God. Why would not the omnipresent teach that way? Saint Catherine of Siena (1347 – 1380)
John Cassian Quote – “It is better that one should not vow…”
It is better that one should not vow rather than to vow and not pay. John Cassian (circa 360 – 435)
Edward Carpenter Quote – “This mystical perception seems to be one in which…”
This mystical perception seems to be one in which all the senses unite into one. Edward Carpenter (1844 – 1929)