Let them call me a rebel and welcome. I feel no concern from it. But should I suffer the misery of devils, were I to make a whore of my soul.
Thus we never see the true state of our condition till it is illustrated to us by its contraries, nor know how to value what we enjoy, but by the want of it.
We have all forgotten what we really are. All that we call common sense and rationality and practicality and positivism only means that for certain dead levels of our life we forget that we have forgotten. All that we call spirit and art and ecstasy only means that for one awful instant we remember that we forget.
The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our attention…. A loving silence often has far more power to heal and to connect than the most well-intentioned words.
Caminante, no hay puentes, se hace puentes al andar.
(Voyager, there are no bridges, one builds them as one walks.)
Faith is deliberate confidence in the character of God whose ways you may not understand at the time.
Our great human adventure is the evolution of consciousness. We are in this life to enlarge the soul, liberate the spirit, and light up the brain.
Tragedy and adversary are the stones we sharpen our swords against so we can fight new battles.
Sure I am this day we are masters of our fate, that the task which has been set before us is not above our strength; that its pangs and toils are not beyond our endurance. As long as we have faith in our own cause and an unconquerable will to win, victory will not be denied us.
There is always a way out of a situation. Might be ugly. Might leave you feeling like the earth had gone and shifted under your feet. But there is always a way around.
I would not sit waiting for some vague tomorrow, nor for something to happen. One could wait a lifetime, and find nothing at the end of the waiting. I would begin here, I would make something happen.
God only allows us to see such things when he wants something to change
It does not matter how long you live, but how well you do it.
Do what you love, think what you feel and live the way you want.
Everyone’s on the cliff edge of normal. Everyone finds life an utter nightmare sometimes, and there’s no ‘normal’ way of dealing with it… There is no normal, Evelyn.
Regret is counterproductive. It’s looking back on a past that you can’t change. Questioning things as they occur can prevent regret in the future.
Poetry is an awareness of the world, a particular way of relating to reality.
Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to
self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt,
that’s real power.
There are few sources of energy so powerful as a procrastinating college student.
Silent acquiescence in the face of tyranny is no better than outright agreement.
You do not have to sit outside in the dark. If, however, you want to look at the stars, you will find that darkness is necessary. But the stars neither require nor demand it.
Our men think earning money and ordering around others is where power lies. They don’t think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long, and gives birth to their children.
I am still determined to be cheerful and happy, in whatever situation I may be; for I have also learned from experience that the greater part of our happiness or misery depends upon our dispositions, and not upon our circumstances. a
A monkey glances up and sees a banana, and that’s as far as he looks. A visionary looks up and sees the moon.
Don’t allow yourself to become disheartened when the thread doesn’t suit or seems unsightly to you. Wait and watch. Be patient and devoted. As the threads twist and turn, you will begin to understand, and you will see the pattern finally materialize in all its splendor.
In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.
The important thing is not the object of love, but the emotion itself.
The world is so full of a number of things, I ’m sure we should all be as happy as kings.
Nobody sees a flower – really – it is so small it takes time – we haven’t time – and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.
If it’s going to be a world with no time for sentiment, it’s not a world that I want to live in.
A man is born gentle and weak; at his death he is hard and stiff. All things, including the grass and trees, are soft and pliable in life; dry and brittle in death. Stiffness is thus a companion of death; flexibility a companion of life. An army that cannot yield will be defeated. A tree that cannot bend will crack in the wind. The hard and stiff will be broken; the soft and supple will prevail.
Being against evil doesn’t make you good. Tonight I was against it and then I was evil myself. I could feel it coming just like a tide… I just want to destroy them. But when you start taking pleasure in it you are awfully close to the thing you’re fighting.
Never underestimate the power you have to take your life in a new direction.
Those who use religion for their own benefit are detestable. We are against such a situation and will not allow it. Those who use religion in such a manner have fooled our people; it is against just such people that we have fought and will continue to fight.
People don’t believe what you tell them.
They rarely believe what you show them.
They often believe what their friends tell them.
They always believe what they tell themselves.
If everyone helps to hold up the sky, then one person does not become tired.
Anything that you learn becomes your wealth, a wealth that cannot be taken away from you; whether you learn it in a building called school or in the school of life. To learn something new is a timeless pleasure and a valuable treasure. And not all things that you learn are taught to you, but many things that you learn you realize you have taught yourself.
We had the experience but missed the meaning. And approach to the meaning restores the experience in a different form.
You will write if you will write without thinking of the result in terms of a result, but think of the writing in terms of discovery, which is to say that creation must take place
between the pen and the paper, not before in a thought or afterwards in a recasting…
It will come if it is there and if you will let it come.
The word ‘listen’ contains the same letters as the word ‘silent’.
If you’re waiting until you feel talented enough to make it, you’ll never make it.
Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
Some battles don’t have a winner. Sometimes the best a good general can hope for is a ceasefire
That’s what you want to do? Then nothing beats a trial but a failure. Give it everything you’ve got. I’ve told you many times, ‘Cant do is like Dont Care.’ Neither of them have a home.
If you have not done things worthy of being written about, at least write things worthy of being read.
If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.
You do not have to struggle to reach God, but you do have to struggle to tear away the self-created veil that hides him from you
If you can’t believe in miracles, then believe in yourself. When you want something bad enough, let that drive push you to make it happen. Sometimes you’ll run into brick walls that are put there to test you. Find a way around them and stay focused on your dream. Where there’s a will, there’s a way.
Biarkan orang lain menjalani kehidupan yang kecil, tetapi kamu jangan!
Biarkan orang lain memperdebatkan soal-soal kecil, tetapi kamu jangan!
Biarkan orang lain menangisik kepedihan-kepedihan kecil, tetapi kamu jangan!
Biarkan orang lain menyerahkan masa depan mereka kepada orang lain, tetapi kamu jangan!
It is easier, far easier, to obey another than to command oneself.
Life doesn’t just happen to you; you
receive everything in your life based on what you’ve given.
Sometimes success isn’t about making the right decision, it’s more about making some decision.
Can a dream be wrong? Aren’t dreams God’s way of telling you things?
Tell all the Truth but tell it slant–
Success in Circuit lies
Too bright for our infirm Delight
The Truth’s superb surprise
As Lightning to the Children eased
With explanation kind
The Truth must dazzle gradually
Or every man be blind–