Quotes about "Mindfulness & Presence"

The object of oratory alone in not truth, but persuasion. ”

He had a wonderful talent for packing thought close, and rendering it portable. ”

Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder. ”

How is it they live in such harmony the billions of stars - when most men can barely go a minute without declaring war in their minds about someone they know. ”

Reason in man is rather like God in the world. ”

The highest manifestation of life consists in this: that a being governs its own actions. A thing which is always subject to the direction of another is somewhat of a dead thing. ”

Your worth consists in what you are and not in what you have. ”

Just because something doesn't do what you planned it to do doesn't mean it's useless. ”

Oh, how swiftly the glory of the world passes away! ”

Who has a harder fight than he who is striving to overcome himself. ”