"Unheard of was it to see a seven-year-old girl in a white garment, her bow and arrow in hand and a dagger in her girdle. The crown of heavy dark hair was not restrained by the fillet of the Nag and the eyes peered out sadly and sternly. The King said, “Maitri, if you can send the arrow, transfix yonder peacock.” Maitri bowed to the King and said, “I may not take life from an animal; but permit me, King, to pierce an apple on the top of the apple tree.” The King commanded Maitri to be companion to the Prince and greatly admired the wisdom of her who was found on the shores of the lake."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Spiritual teachersVegetariansHuman rights activistsNew religious movement leadersNon-fiction authors from Russia
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Imported from EN Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Helena_Roerich
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Helena Roerich
139 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Helena Roerich →
Related Quotes
"Its Humanity develops fully only in the Fourth—our Fourth—our present Round. Up to this fourth Life-Cycle, it is refe…"
"I shall finish my address to woman with a page from The Teaching of Life: “When nations started disunity, the result …"
"A certain scientist speaks of the mistakes in the books of H. P. Blavatsky. I would like to ask him whether he has ca…"
"One outstanding American scientist when asked how he pictured heaven gave a fine answer, "It is what scientists call …"
"But in her striving toward education, woman must remember that all educational systems are only the means for the dev…"
"Valerian remains in the category of “life-givers” and its significance is equivalent to the significance of the blood…"
"Let us glance at the entire immensity of the night sky. In our thoughts let us fly over the innumerable worlds and th…"
"Peppermint or menthol preparations are first of all irreplaceable in local anaesthetics, as well as for the relief of…"
"The approaching great epoch is closely connected with the ascendancy of woman. As in the best days of humanity, the f…"
"Cedar tar and other tars or resins, such as eucalyptus, are the products of the psychic energy of the trees, and ther…"