William L Shirer – happiness
“Most true happiness comes from one’s inner life, from the disposition of the mind and soul. Admittedly, a good inner life is difficult to achieve, …
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BJ Olson Quotes
“Peace comes from living in the moment and looking for the good in others. Peacefulness comes from facing our fears and letting them go – …
William Plomer – creativity
“Creativity is the power to connect the seemingly unconnected.” ~William Plomer
Edmund Spenser – thought
“For take thy ballaunce if thou be so wise, And weigh the winds that under heaven doth blow; Or weigh the light that in the …
Morris West – sunshine
“If you spend your life waiting for the storm, you’ll never enjoy the sunshine.” ~Morris West
Robert G. Ingersoll – common sense
“It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense.” ~Robert G. Ingersoll
Scott Heron expression
“The way you get to know yourself is by the expression on other people’s faces.” ~Gil Scott Heron
Seth Godin – TRUST
“Trust is built when no one is looking.” ~Seth Godin
T’ao Shan – rainbow
Photo Credit: G. Seierstad “Look at that rainbow. It is only when the sky cries that you see the colors in the light.” ~T’ao Shan
Moses Hadas – gap
“This book fills a much-needed gap.” ~Moses Hadas
Henry Miller – like stars
“We are dancing in the hollow of nothingness. We are one flesh, but separated like stars” ~Henry Miller
Ibn Arabi – imagination
“The whole of existence is imagination within imagination, while true Being is God alone.” ~Ibn Arabi
Buson – old age
“Ears of my old age; the summer rains falling down the rainpipe.” ~Buson
William Macneile Dixon – heart
“To understand any living thing, you must, so to say, creep within and feel the beating of its heart.” ~William Macneile Dixon
Thought for Today – Honest Heart
“An honest heart is an open heart. If we are dishonest in any way with ourselves or with others, it means we are in hiding. …
Duke Ellington – do your best
“A problem is a chance for you to do your best.” ~Duke Ellington
"“Eyes closed, lost in a rose, my nose finds nirvana. Deep in this silky petaled nest it is no longer a thing on my face. It is the center of the universe.”" – Rain Bojangles
““Eyes closed, lost in a rose, my nose finds nirvana. Deep in this silky petaled nest it is no longer a thing on my face. …
"In relationships; silence starts wars." – Kenneth Elliott Hudson
“In relationships; silence starts wars.” – Kenneth Elliott Hudson
Gustav Adolfo Becquer – through the eyes
“The soul that can speak through the eyes, can also kiss with a gaze” ~Gustav Adolfo Becquer
Sarah Williams – perfect light
“Though my soul may set in darkness, It will rise in perfect light, I have loved the stars too fondly To be fearful of the …
John Cage – music
“My favourite piece of music is the one we hear all the time if we are quiet.” ~John Cage
Quotes on Prayers
“In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.” ~John Bunyan “My heroes in life are ordinary. Waking …
A.B. Cheales – blooms
“While the pot boils, friendship blooms.” ~A.B. Cheales
William Mather – cheerful heart
“Friends, books, a cheerful heart, and conscience clear are the most choice companions we have here.” ~William Mather
Emile Coue – every day, every way
“Every day, in every way, I’m getting better and better.” ~Emile Coue
James Bryant Conant – calling
“Each honest calling, each walk of life, has its own elite, its own aristocracy based on excellence.” ~James Bryant Conant
Wilhem von Humboldt – happiness
“Our happiness or our unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves.” …
Shunryu Suzuki – real practice
“If you do things because you should do them, then this is real practice.” ~Shunryu Suzuki
Thought for Today – Creating a Peaceful Character
“To be peaceful you have to see yourself as a peaceful being. It means to think about being peaceful. It means that you have to …
Olive Schreiner – life
“My feeling is that there is nothing in life but refraining from hurting others, and confronting those that are sad.” ~Olive Schreiner
Sen Rikyu – teaspoon
“A teaspoon should be made in a way that does not look beautiful.” ~Sen Rikyu
Elizabeth Bowen – mystery
“No object is mysterious. The mystery is your eye.” ~Elizabeth Bowen
"The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery." – Mark van Doren
“The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery.” – Mark van Doren
Kabir – ocean
“All know that the drop merges into the ocean, but few know that the ocean merges into the drop.” ~Kabir
Joseph Chilton Pearce – creative life
“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.” ~Joseph Chilton Pearce
Jane Goodall – human emotions
“I have found that to love and be loved is the most empowering and exhilarating of all human emotions.” ~Jane Goodall
Stephen King Quotes
“Even when love isn’t enough…somehow it is.” — Stephen King “People want to know why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them …
Thought for Today – Compassion
“A compassionate person develops an eye for spotting the qualities that make each person special. Even when others are at their lowest ebb, it is …
Bruce Barton – liberty
“What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little …
Cyril Connolly – existence
“The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm – to let each wave of life wash us a …