#ife

His three boats stove around him, and oars and men both whirling in the eddies; one captain, seizing the line-knife from his broken prow, had dashed at the whale, as an Arkansas duellist at his foe, blindly seeking with a six inch blade to reach the fathom-deep life of the whale. That captain was Ahab. And then it was, that suddenly sweeping his sickle-shaped lower jaw benieath him, Moby Dick had reaped away Ahab's leg. ↗

— Herman Melville

#epic #obsession #life

In a heart that has drowned itself in the awareness of true jñāna, which is wholly love, bliss in its fullness will surge forth. Tormenting desires that arise through delusion do not exist there. That life, existing as the extremely pure svarūpa, is wholly peace. ↗

— Muruganar

#life

By abiding steadfastly in the Heart, a life that is wholly suffused with true love flourishes without any obstruction as one's own nature. Since the illusory association, the veiling ego, has died, this life of love is indeed the splendour of jñāna, the enjoyment of Śiva-svarūpa that shines with extreme calm. ↗

— Muruganar

#vedanta #life

From the outside looking in, everything looked completely ordinary. The problem was being on the inside, looking out. ↗

— Belle Malory

#life #troubles #worries #life

Those are big collisions, Hally. They make for a lot of bruises. People get hurt in all that bumping, and we're sick and tired of it now. It's been going on for too long. Are we never going to get it right?...Learn to dance life like champions instead of always being just a bunch of beginners at it? ↗

— Athol Fugard

#bruised #collision #dance #life #life-lesson

From the bodybuilding days on, I learned that everything is reps and mileage. The more miles you ski, the better a skier you become; the more reps you do, the better your body. ↗

— Arnold Schwarzenegger

#life

It's not only who you know but who knows you. ↗

— Bianca Frazier

#career #life #life

Speaking success into existence is the prerequisite for achieveing any goal in life. ↗

— Bianca Frazier

#success #life

there is no dead matter," he taught us, "lifelessness is only a disguise behind which hide unknown forms of life. The range of these forms is infinite and their shades and nuances limitless. ↗

— Bruno Schulz

#matter #life

Your never over the hill to find true love because sometimes, that's where it is ↗

— Benny Bellamacina

#life #love #my-love #philosophy #relationships