Many people profess Christianity. Very few live it-almost none. And
when you live it people may think you're crazy. It read more

Many people profess Christianity. Very few live it-almost none. And
when you live it people may think you're crazy. It has been truthfully
said that the world is equally shocked by one who repudiates Christianity
as by one who practices it.

Life is a state of consciousness.

Life is a state of consciousness.

What every man needs, regardless of his job or the kind of work he is doing, is a vision of read more

What every man needs, regardless of his job or the kind of work he is doing, is a vision of what his place is and may be. He needs an objective and a purpose. He needs a feeling and a belief that he has some worthwhile thing to do. What this is no one can tell him. It must be his own creation. Its success will be measured by the nature of his vision, what he has done to equip himself, and how well he has performed along the line of its development.

Do your work; not just your work and no more, but a little more for the lavishing's sake -- that read more

Do your work; not just your work and no more, but a little more for the lavishing's sake -- that little more which is worth all the rest.

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.

You will find only what you bring in.

You will find only what you bring in.

Silence is the great teacher, and to learn its lessons you must pay
attention to it. There is no substitute read more

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.".

One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important read more

One of the most essential things you need to do for yourself is to choose a goal that is important to you. Perfection does not exist -- you can always do better and you can always grow.

I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it read more

I am doing a great work and I cannot come down. Why should the work stop while I leave it and come down to you?.