#ness

The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

#absence #consist #does #his #life

We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls. ↗

— Mother Teresa

#cannot #find #flowers #found #friend

Words which do not give the light of Christ increase the darkness. ↗

— Mother Teresa

#darkness #give #increase #light #which

For us to think we can enjoy, understand and practice the Christian religion with just Matthew to Revelation is foolishness. ↗

— Randall Terry

#christian religion #enjoy #foolishness #just #matthew

Friendship is also about liking a person for their failings, their weakness. It's also about mutual help, not about exploitation. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#also #exploitation #failings #friendship #help

You can never get to a place of comfort in this business. As soon as you hit that little cushy spot, somebody's gonna kick you out. So I have a constant need to do it better. ↗

— Charlize Theron

#business #comfort #constant #constant need #get

There is no loneliness like that of a failed marriage. ↗

— Alexander Theroux

#like #loneliness #marriage

Death is a part of Life, they are dancing together the dance of infinity in front of the gates of Time. We can live our dreams as we are dreaming our future. Time is the Endless Consciousness ↗

— Grigoris Deoudis

#dancing #death #dreams #endless #gates

The Japanese have perfected good manners and made them indistinguishable from rudeness. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#good manners #indistinguishable #japanese #made #manners

The people of Hong Kong are criticized for only being interested in business, but it's the only thing they've been allowed to do. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#been #being #business #criticized #hong