#ear

When one has the feeling of dislike for evil, when one feels tranquil, one finds pleasure in listening to good teachings; when one has these feelings and appreciates them, one is free of fear. ↗

— Buddha

#dislike #evil #fear #feeling #feelings

We have an open society. No one will come and take me away for saying what I am saying. But they don't have to, if they can control how many people hear it. And that's how they do it. ↗

— Jackson Browne

#away #come #control #hear #how

Actually, I bought one share of Warren Buffett's stock, probably 35 years ago, in order to read his letters. ↗

— Sam Wyly

#ago #bought #his #i #letters

On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven a perfect round. ↗

— Robert Browning

#broken #earth #heaven #perfect #round

Like faith, marriage is a mystery. The person you’re committed to spending your life with is known and yet unknown, at the same time remarkably intimate and necessarily other. The classic seven-year itch may not be a case of familiarity breeding ennui and contempt, but the shock of having someone you thought you knew all too well suddenly seem a stranger. When that happens, you are compelled to either recommit to the relationship or get the hell out. There are many such times in a marriage. ↗

— Kathleen Norris

#seven-year-itch #spirituality #faith

Earth changes, but thy soul and God stand sure. ↗

— Robert Browning

#changes #earth #god #soul #stand

Who hears music feels his solitude peopled at once. ↗

— Robert Browning

#feels #hears #his #once #peopled

Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. ↗

— Rumi

#love #seperation #soul #love

Only I discern Infinite passion, and the pain Of finite hearts that yearn. ↗