Would you become a pilgrim on the road of Love? The first condition is that you make yourself humble as dust and ashes. Ansari of Herat
“Promoting self under the guise of promoting Christ is currently so common as to excite little notice.”
― The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine
― The Pursuit of God: The Human Thirst for the Divine
“The evil in the world comes almost always from ignorance, and goodwill can cause as much damage as ill-will if it is not enlightened. People are more often good than bad, though in fact that is not the question. But they are more or less ignorant and this is what one calls vice or virtue, the most appalling vice being the ignorance that thinks it knows everything and which consequently authorizes itself to kill. The murderer's soul is blind, and there is no true goodness or fine love without the greatest possible degree of clear-sightedness.”
― The Plague
― The Plague
“Nature permits us respite only when we are free from the desires of the flesh. It is a truth that sustains us and is a serious principle at the heart of all existence. It lifts our life beyond the confines of earthly concerns and exalts our natures to the stars. Is this not a miracle?”
― Stoic Six Pack 2 (Illustrated): Consolations From A Stoic, On The Shortness of Life and More
― Stoic Six Pack 2 (Illustrated): Consolations From A Stoic, On The Shortness of Life and More
“Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree.”
― 10 Reasons Why the Rapture Must be Left Behind
― 10 Reasons Why the Rapture Must be Left Behind
“Even shouldest thou see thy neighbor sin openly or grievously, yet thou oughtest not to reckon thyself better than he, for thou knowest not how long thou shalt keep thine integrity. All of us are weak and frail; hold thou no man more frail than thyself.”
― The Imitation of Christ
― The Imitation of Christ
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