Hope is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart. It
is not the conviction that something will read more

Hope is an orientation of the spirit, an orientation of the heart. It
is not the conviction that something will turn out well, but the certainty
that something makes sense, regardless of how it turns out.

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against read more

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
siren, till she transforms us into beasts.

Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have
more things, or more money, in order to read more

Often people attempt to live their lives backwards: they try to have
more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want to they
will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first
be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in order to have what
you want.

When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.

When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.

Have no fear of perfection-you'll never reach it.

Have no fear of perfection-you'll never reach it.

The great and glorious masterpiece of man is how to live with purpose.

The great and glorious masterpiece of man is how to live with purpose.

I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven't tried that for a while. Maybe this read more

I think people should be allowed to do anything they want. We haven't tried that for a while. Maybe this time it'll work.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

Without a global revolution in the sphere of human consciousness a more
humane society will not emerge.

Without a global revolution in the sphere of human consciousness a more
humane society will not emerge.