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Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve
Man is the only animal for whom his own existence is a problem which he has to solve
I have a feeling this is destiny. [On the eve of her third marriage].
I have a feeling this is destiny. [On the eve of her third marriage].
Memory moderates prosperity, decreases adversity, controls youth and delights old age.
Memory moderates prosperity, decreases adversity, controls youth and delights old age.
How many times have you heard this statement, I haven't time. How many times have we made it ourselves? oh, read more
How many times have you heard this statement, I haven't time. How many times have we made it ourselves? oh, I wish I had time. Time for what? Time to work in the Church, to serve in our communities and time to improve our minds. Think again of these twenty-four hours that are given to us.
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will be content to begin read more
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts, but if he will be content to begin with doubts, he shall end in certainties.
Nevertheless, the consuming hunger of the uncritical mind for what it imagines to be certainty or finality impels it to read more
Nevertheless, the consuming hunger of the uncritical mind for what it imagines to be certainty or finality impels it to feast upon shadows in the prevailing famine of substance.
Every day you waste is one you can never make up.
Every day you waste is one you can never make up.
Honor is the moral conscience of the great.
Honor is the moral conscience of the great.
One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain one bestows read more
One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain one bestows on it the name of infinity; this does not change its nature. When one feels such pleasure in non-existence, one's inclination can be completely satisfied only by completely ceasing to exist.
