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A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.
A pilgrim is a wanderer with purpose.
Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible. We are not, however, in read more
Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible. We are not, however, in danger of lacking meaning; quite the contrary, we are gorged with meaning and it is killing us.
Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep read more
Before the gates of excellence the high gods have placed sweat; long is the road thereto and rough and steep at first; but when the heights are reached, then there is ease, though grievously hard in the winning. - Works and Days.
 Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to
be what they choose for themselves, read more 
 Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to
be what they choose for themselves, without any insistence that they
satisfy you. 
My wife and I were happy for 20 years. Then we met.
My wife and I were happy for 20 years. Then we met.
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
 This is my peace message in one sentence: This is the way of
peace-overcome evil with good, and falsehood with read more 
 This is my peace message in one sentence: This is the way of
peace-overcome evil with good, and falsehood with truth, and hatred with
love. 
Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
Genius is one percent inspiration and 99 percent perspiration.
Love in its essence is spiritual fire.
Love in its essence is spiritual fire.