Meaningful Quotes

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The Eagle soars in the summit of Heaven,
The Hunter with his dogs pursues his circuit.
o perpetual revolution of configured stars,
o perpetual recurrence of determined seasons,
o world of spring and autumn, birth and dying,
The endless cycle of idea and action,
Endless invention, endless experiment,
Brings knowledge of motion, but not of stillness;
Knowledge of speech, but not of silence;
Knowledge of words, and ignorance of the Word.
All our knowledge brings us nearer to our ignorance,
All our ignorance brings us nearer to death,
But nearness to death no nearer to GOD.
Where is the Life we have lost in living?
Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
Where is the knowledge we have lost in information?
The cycles of Heaven in twenty centuries,
Bring us farther from GOD and nearer to the Dust.

TS Eliot

Kindness

One kind word can warm three winter months - Japanese Proverb

What wisdom can we find that is greater than kindness? - Jean Jacques Rousseau

Wise sayings often fall on barren gound but a kind word is never thrown away - Sir Arthur Helps

Be kind. Everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. - John Watson

I expect to pass through this life but once. If therefore there be any kindness I can show, or any good thing I can do to any fellow being lt me do it now and not defer or neglect it as I shall not pass this way again. - William Penn

When a blind man carries a lame man, both go forward. - Swedish Proverb

Next to physical survival, the greatest need of a human being is psychological survival – to be understood, to be affirmed, to be validated, to be appreciated. - Steven Covey

Destiny

No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place - Zen saying

Character

People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. - Elizabeth Kübler-Ross

No inhibitions, No fixations, No complexes, No phobias

Do not criticise, Do not correct, Do not complain, Do not compare, Do not comment.

Faith

For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don’t believe, no proof is possible. - John & Lyn St Clair, ‘Eyes of the Beholder’

Thoughts that have influenced my attitude towards life

The laws of nature are the greatest of all. But above and beyond them, are the laws of kindness.

There is no such thing as a free ride in the world.

A person's experience is his reality.

A person is really nice if he remains nice after not getting what he wants.

There is a time and season for everything.

There is nothing new under the sun.

And then there is this song. It is called BOTH SIDES NOW by JONI MITCHELL. Either she was the writer or the singer - here it goes -

Both Sides Now

Bows and flows of angel hair,

And Ice-cream castles in the air,

And feather canyons everywhere,

I’ve looked at clouds that way.

But now they only block the sun,

They rain and snow on everyone.

So many things I would have done,

But clouds got in my way.

I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now

From up and down

And still somehow

It’s cloud illusions I recall;

I really don’t know clouds at all.

Tears and fears and feeling proud,

To say I love you right Out loud,

Dreams and schemes and circus crowds

I’ve looked at clouds that way.

But now old friends are acting strange

They shake their heads They say I’ve changed

But something’s lost, But something’s gained

In living everyday.

I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now

From win and lose

And still somehow

It’s life’s illusions I recall

I really don’t know life at all.

Moons and Junes ferris wheels,

And dizzy dancing way you feel,

As every fairy tale comes real,

I’ve looked at clouds that way.

But now it’s just another show,

You leave ‘em laughing when you go,

And if you care, don’t let them know,

Don’t give yourself away.

I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now,

From give and take

And still somehow

It’s love illusions I recall,

I really don’t know love at all.