#is

Some men never recover from education. ↗

— Oliver St. John Gogarty

#humor #irish #education

[On Schopenhauer in Black and White] Schopenhauer's views of love are flawed. Love can't be merely an illusion of the mind to aid in procreation, but the path to redemption for an otherwise violently selfish species. Past human greatness has proven that when challenged, love can overpower impulsive instinct, and in essence, the vilest aspects of our nature. ↗

— Tiffany Madison

#essence #flaw #human #human-condition #human-nature

When I did a therapist education in USA 1984, one of the course leaders – who had given personal and spiritual guidance to thousands of seekers of truth from all over the world, and who I consider to be one of the best spiritual therapists in the world – said that I was going to get enlightened, that I would ”disappear into the silence”. I did not really understand what he meant then, and it was totally absurd for me when other course participants congratulated me afterwards. The thought that I was going to be enlightened was totally absurd for me. For me enlightenment was something that happened to special and chosen persons like Osho, Buddha, Jesus, Lao-Tzu and Krishnamurti. I did not feel either special or chosen. I did not feel worthy of being enlightened. ↗

— Swami Dhyan Giten

#enlightenment #jesus #krishnamurti #lao-tzu #life

Two kinds of women in this world: those who have breast cancer and those who're scared to death of getting it. Articles (men) skip on the way to the sports section? I clip out and keep in a drawer next to my bed. ↗

— S. Epatha Mekerson

#health #women #death

If you try to change it, you will ruin it. Try to hold it, and you will lose it. ↗

— Lao Tzu

#life #wisdom #change

Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it. ↗

— George Carlin

#equality #feminism #humanism #humor #inspirational

You've been given the innate power to shape your life...but you cannot just speak change, you have to LIVE change. Intent paired with action builds the bridge to success. You can't just want it; you have to do it, live it...BE it! Success isn't something you have, it's something you DO! ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#blessing #change #inspirational #life #mission

Long ago an uncalled rain fell and a called-upon God stayed equally distant. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#god #literature #literature-quotes #poems #poetry

He laid the foundation of a universal government. His law was one for all. Equal justice and love for everyone. ↗

— George Rivorie

#destiny #earth #equality #equality-of-cultures #foundation

You don’t always win, but every time you lose, you get better. ↗

— Ian Somerhalder

#experience #lose #optimism #win #experience