A desire presupposes the possibility of action to achieve it – action presupposes a goal that is worth achieving.
Wisdom comes from not only in the understanding that often times we say no to things too easily and quickly, but also in knowing that that ‘no’ for the sake of your physical and mental wellbeing can also be a reasonable and grounded decision for which you shouldn’t feel the need to feel guilty
Wisdom comes from not only in the understanding that often times we say no to things too easily and quickly, but also in knowing that that ‘no’ for the sake of your physical and mental wellbeing can also be a reasonable and grounded decision for which you shouldn’t feel the need to feel guilty (Forrest Curran, Purple Buddha Project: Purple Book of Self-Love)
I have respect for Senator McCain. I used to like him a lot. I supported him. I raised a lot of money for his campaign against President Obama
I have respect for Senator McCain. I used to like him a lot. I supported him. I raised a lot of money for his campaign against President Obama (Donald Trump)
If by studying Bhagavad-gītā one decides to surrender to Kṛṣṇa, he is immediately freed from all sinful reactions
If by studying Bhagavad-gītā one decides to surrender to Kṛṣṇa, he is immediately freed from all sinful reactions (A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada)
(…)we all recognize a likeness of Shakespeare the instant we see one, and yet we don’t really know what he looked like. It is like this with nearly every aspect of his life and character: He is at once the best known and least known of figures
(…)we all recognize a likeness of Shakespeare the instant we see one, and yet we don’t really know what he looked like. It is like this with nearly every aspect of his life and character: He is at once the best known and least known of figures. (Bill Bryson, Shakespeare: The World as Stage)
Where books are burned, they will, in the end, burn people, too
Where books are burned, they will, in the end, burn people, too (Heinrich Heine)
Discover d strength u are made of not d worst that are coming – Ikechukwu Joseph, Discovering Yourself
Discover d strength u are made of not d worst that are coming – Ikechukwu Joseph, Discovering Yourself
You will fall to ruin because you believe that exceptions to the rule make new rules. That an evil man can shed the trappings of wickedness because you want him to. Men do not Change… Learn the lesson now, so you don’t have to learn it with a knife in your back later… Reputations exist for a reason
You will fall to ruin because you believe that exceptions to the rule make new rules. That an evil man can shed the trappings of wickedness because you want him to. Men do not Change… Learn the lesson now, so you don’t have to learn it with a knife in your back later… Reputations exist for a reason (Pierce Brown, Golden Son)
The forces are there, we cannot will them away. All we can do is learn to live with them. And we cannot learn this unless we are willing to tell the truth about ourselves, and the truth about us is always at variance with what we wish to be
The forces are there, we cannot will them away. All we can do is learn to live with them. And we cannot learn this unless we are willing to tell the truth about ourselves, and the truth about us is always at variance with what we wish to be (Unknown)
Most thoughtful,”…[he said] politely. This cheerfulness was ambiguous, Had she determined to ignore …[the] coup entirely–an established tactic, most irritating to the innovator but hard to sustain over long periods of time–or had she already evolved her counter-strategy? – Tom Holt, Lucia Triumphant
Most thoughtful,”…[he said] politely. This cheerfulness was ambiguous, Had she determined to ignore …[the] coup entirely–an established tactic, most irritating to the innovator but hard to sustain over long periods of time–or had she already evolved her counter-strategy? – Tom Holt, Lucia Triumphant