Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay
attention to it. There is no substitute for the creative inspiration,
knowledge, and stability that come from knowing how to contact your core
of inner silence. The great Sufi poet Rumi wrote, "Only let the
moving waters calm down, and the sun and moon will be reflected on the
surface of your being.".
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Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.
When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland,
we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's read more
When we put things off until some future-probably mythical-Laterland,
we drag the past into the future. The burden of yesterday's incompletions
is a heavy load to carry. Don't carry it.
It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
It is necessary to try to surpass one's self always; this occupation ought to last as long as life.
The impossible is often the untried.
The impossible is often the untried.
Love is a friendship set to music.
Love is a friendship set to music.
There is no way to prosperity, prosperity is the way.
There is no way to prosperity, prosperity is the way.
When you truly give up trying to be whole through
others, you end up receiving what you always wanted from read more
When you truly give up trying to be whole through
others, you end up receiving what you always wanted from others.
People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others read more
People who have attained things worth having in this world have worked
while others have idled, have perservered while others gave up in despair,
and have practiced early in life the valuable habits of self-denial,
industry, and singleness of purpose. As a result, they enjoy in later life
the success often erroneously attributed to good luck.
Every individual has a place to fill in the world, and is important, in some respect, whether he chooses to read more
Every individual has a place to fill in the world, and is important, in some respect, whether he chooses to be so or not.
