All Quotes

"Society is the offspring of leisure; and to acquire this forms the only rational motive for accumulating wealth, notwithstanding the cant that prevails on the subject of labor."

"It has been said that self-respect is the gate of heaven, and the most cursory observation shows that a degree of reserve adds vastly to the latent force of character."

"Whatever is genuine in social relations endures, despite of time, error, absence, and destiny; and that which has no inherent vitality had better die at once. A great poet has truly declared that constancy is no virtue, but a fact."

"It is to be regretted we are so limited in costume. No word is more prevalent than becoming, and no idea more commonly violated. As regards the dress of our own sex, I do not remember to have met a single exception to the feeling of its almost entire deficiency, both in elegance and adaptation."

"The art of walking is at once suggestive of the dignity of man. Progressive motion alone implies power, but in almost every other instance it seems a power gained at the expense of self-possession."

"Humor is doubtless intended as the safety-valve of concentrative minds, and its prevalence, in the English race, is owing to their reserve of character, which finds no vent through a mercurial temperament like the French and Italians."

"It has been often remarked that earnest men excel in humor, and we perceive how benign is the law which thus tempers elements of fearful intensity."

"A popular epithet usually goes nearer the truth than we are apt to imagine."

"If the perspective of time were not a necessary condition of romance, the present age would be deemed as fertile in the wonderful as any which have preceded it; but this obvious truth, though sometimes acknowledged, is seldom realized."

"When the fluid particles composing the primeval earth settled into consistent masses, an unbroken, uniform plain was not the result; but everywhere, form, color, and density indicated the various species of matter. Verdure crept over the rich loam, long tables of sand marked the limits of the sea, and rocks of every hue stood forth from the hills. Form of aspect and movement became a law of creation. Even the unstable elements obeyed it."

"We discern beyond the smile and the honeyed word, and are sickened at the self-created hollowness of a human heart."

"There are no greater forgers in the universe, than cunning mannerists. Their whole lives are false. The loveliest of human attributes, the beautiful, the winning virtue of sincerity, abides not with them. They have abjured the profession of humanity."

"Fashion seldom interferes with nature without diminishing her grace and efficiency."

"There is to the poetical sense a ravishing prophecy and winsome intimation in flowers that now and then, from the influence of mood of circumstance, reasserts itself like the reminiscence of childhood, or the spell of love."

"This miserable habit of our times is vividly illustrated by the manner in which those next most sacred things to mortals, books, are treated."

"Society is too often at war with love. Thousands of human spirits created to assimilate, to afford mutual comfort and inspiration, to interpret each other, and find in sympathy a balm and motive that will render them superior to vicissitude; thousands of human spirits cross and recross each other's paths, severed by the barriers of vain custom and arbitrary opinion."

"The soul, by an instinct stronger than reason, ever associates beauty with truth."

"I joined them at a time when they were doing a lot of setup work which I really enjoyed."

"When it became much more about maintenance, I grew bored."

"Having previously been with a small IT support company."

"I also found that I missed being on the front line, working directly with clients and making things happen."

"I moved on to join a startup called Solar Sister which distributes solar solutions and empowers rural women to better their livelihoods."

"This was a perfect fit because I loved the idea of using technology to make a difference in the lives of everyday people."

"I was also their first hire in Uganda and was entrusted with setting up their operations here."

"This experience made me fall in love with entrepreneurship and gave me the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of setting up a small organization from scratch. ‎*After that I knew I wanted to start my own organization."

"And this doesn’t only concern Aleksei Navalny. Where are last year’s laureates – the Belarusian opposition – now? Mostly in prison. Where is the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Lui Xiaobo? He died in prison."

"Why is it so hard to free from captivity those who are fighting for human rights? Why are they still thrown in jail, not only all over the world, but in European – geographically European – countries in the 21st century?"

"No matter how many people try to deceive themselves, hoping that another madman who clings to power will behave decently in response to concessions and flirtations, it will never happen."

"The very essence of authoritarian power involves a constant increase in bets, an increase in aggression, and the search for new enemies."

"We, the citizens, will decide who is going to rule our country and for how long."

"You have to show yourself to the people and not just get yourself nominated as a candidate and then not campaign anymore. People have to be able to see who you are and the values that you represent."

"The fact that they blindly follow orders to kill a person just because he doesn’t agree with the way our state works – that shows that Putin fears my father. And that my father is doing something right! I do fear for his life, but it also means: He is doing something right."

"It was clear: He [Alexei Navalny] doesn’t run away from his problems."

"I find myself compelled to tell my part in the creation and growth of what would become Ex Libris."

"Detesto el agua tibia y los temperamentos indecisos; por eso amo y odio con llaneza y ardor, y lo que emprendo llega á la cima. Esta jira europea misma que estoy realizando, sola, cumplidos ya los cincuenta años de existencia, es manifestación comprobatoria del carácter cimentado en la sentencia shakespiriana, ser ó no ser. Si no nací en Londres, nací en el Cuzco, y me siento llena de orgullo legítimo. ¿Por qué no confesarlo? El disimulo de nuestras espontaneidades es hipocresía; yo la detesto del mismo modo que al agua tibia."

"Delving into the Eternal and Absolute in the Here and Now reveals the Self—unlimited Consciousness."

"The transpersonal Self is the sole everlasting reality, which is peace and silent joy."

"Everything you have ever experienced came to you through your organs of sense: eyes, ears, nose, mouth and skin. True essence cannot be experienced by means of the senses or the mind."

"The question ‘Who is the Seer?’ destroys all illusions. It is as if made for us. We have such a longing for sensual experience, physical and emotional joy. We organize our entire lives in such a way as to experience happiness and joy. But happiness and joy are always part of duality, they are always bound up with disappointment and suffering. The seer is beyond duality. He is free."

"Mind is a monkey hopping around the universe in search of bananas and pretty sunsets, happy to be caressed and to have the lice removed from its fur. You are truth, peace, freedom. Love. If you let the monkey be your queen, it’s you who are the ape!"

"Without love in your heart, you will drift endlessly across this planet and will never find fulfillment."

"Silence is the primal ground. In silence there is the greatest agency, ultimate power. In silence, everything occurs. … Silence underlies all of these things, and this is why it is the most powerful of all."

"Absolute consciousness has nothing to do with the body. It is transcendental. Behind the mind, behind the intelligence. Absolute consciousness is natural Being, the ground and basis of Being. Here always."

"Realizing Oneness opens up chances for a new culture of consciousness: Right in the middle of the crisis of our image of man: a new ethics of freedom. Consciousness as a Theory of Everything for Peace."

"Silence is the highest teaching. Truth cannot be described in words, but can be transmitted in silence."

"It is about self-knowledge and the most important question of all: Who am I?"

"Described as teaching Jnana Yoga, or the Yoga of knowledge, with the aim of calming the mind and guiding participants toward deeper self-understanding. (Vital.de, 2010)"

"Conducts Satsangs — gatherings in truth — where participants may spend long periods in silence, confronting the mind’s restlessness. (Vital.de, 2010)"

"We should be apostles of good with at least the same zeal and interest with which the wicked propagate evil. For every effort, for every sacrifice, which we make for the Children of Christ as yet outside the Church of Christ, we shall receive a hundred-fold return."

"Knowing the author personally and admiring his qualities of mind and heart; his sound learning, his rare powers of exposition as a teacher, his priestly zeal and earnestness, I feel confident that his book will be helpful to many souls in this country."