Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice.

Chop your own wood, and it will warm you twice.

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good things, therefore,
that I can do, any kindness that read more

I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good things, therefore,
that I can do, any kindness that I can show a fellow being, let me do it
now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again.

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the read more

Hope is a state of mind, not of the world. Hope, in this deep and powerful sense, is not the same as joy that things are going well, or willingness to invest in enterprises that are obviously heading for success, but rather an ability to work for something because it is good.

If you seek, how is that different from pursuing sound and form? If you don't seek, how are you different read more

If you seek, how is that different from pursuing sound and form? If you don't seek, how are you different from earth, wood, or stone? You must seek without seeking.

You are the person who has to decide. Whether you'll do it or toss it aside; You are the person read more

You are the person who has to decide. Whether you'll do it or toss it aside; You are the person who makes up your mind. Whether you'll lead or will linger behind. Whether you'll try for the goal that's afar. Or just be contented to stay where you are.

To bring one's self to a frame of mind and to the proper energy to accomplish things that require plain read more

To bring one's self to a frame of mind and to the proper energy to accomplish things that require plain hard work continuously is the one big battle that everyone has. When this battle is won for all time, then everything is easy.

For light I go directly to the Source of light, not to any of the
reflections.

For light I go directly to the Source of light, not to any of the
reflections.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder
or control the firm resolve of a read more

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder
or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

A human being is a deciding being.

A human being is a deciding being.