The criterion of true beauty is that it increases on examination; of false, that it lessens. Charles Greville (1794 – 1865)
George Ivanovich Gurdjieff Quote – “Remember yourself.”
Remember yourself. George Ivanovich Gurdjieff (1866 – 1949)
Wu-men Hui-kai Quote – “Ten thousand flowers in spring…”
Ten thousand flowers in spring, the moon in autumn, a cool breeze in summer, snow in winter. If your mind isn’t clouded by unnecessary things, this is the best season of your life. Wu-men Hui-kai (1183 – 1260)
Washington Irving Quote – “There is in every true woman’s heart…”
There is in every true woman’s heart a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity; but which kindles up, and beams, and blazes in the dark hour of adversity. Washington Irving (1783 – 1859)
Benjamin Robert Haydon Quote – “The only way to get the confidence…”
The only way to get the confidence of the world is to show the world that you do not want their confidence. Benjamin Robert Haydon (1786 – 1846)
Benjamin Robert Haydon Quote – “Never disregard what your enemies say…”
Never disregard what your enemies say. They may be severe, they may be prejudiced, they may be determined to see only in one direction, but still in that direction they see clearly. They do not speak all the truth, but they generally speak the truth from one point of view; so far as that goes, attend to them. Benjamin Robert […]
Take Back Authority Over Your Own Life
Each day we hear a knock on our psychological door, and when we open it a pushy person enters and begins to bark out orders: “Worry about this.” “Remember and regret that.” “Work harder!” Is it little wonder we experience only the most fleeting feelings of love, kindness or relaxation? We are all the time being pushed along by something […]
Nathaniel Hawthorne Quote – “Most people are so constituted…”
Most people are so constituted that they can only be virtuous in a certain routine; an irregular course of life demoralizes them. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864)
Nathaniel Hawthorne Quote – “No man can, for any considerable time…”
No man can, for any considerable time, wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which is the true one. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864)
Nathaniel Hawthorne Quote – “We are but shadows…”
We are but shadows: we are not endowed with real life, and all that seems most real about us is but the thinnest substance of a dream — till the heart be touched. That touch creates us — then we begin to be — thereby we are beings of reality and inheritors of eternity. Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804 – 1864)
