We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.
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Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Man proposes, and God disposes.
[It., Ordina l'uomo, e dio dispone.]
Nature is full of infinite causes that have never occurred in experience.
Nature is full of infinite causes that have never occurred in experience.
The spiritual is the parent of the practical.
The spiritual is the parent of the practical.
It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life.
It was one of those perfect English autumnal days which occur more frequently in memory than in life.
Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.
Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.
If God did not exist it would be necessary to invent Him.
If God did not exist it would be necessary to invent Him.
Break open a cherry tree and there are no flowers, but the spring breeze brings forth myriad blossoms.
Break open a cherry tree and there are no flowers, but the spring breeze brings forth myriad blossoms.
Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.
Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart.
If there's a power above us, (and that there is all nature cries
aloud
Through all her works) read more
If there's a power above us, (and that there is all nature cries
aloud
Through all her works) he must delight in virtue.
