#nspirational

Of course, one might object that it is impossible for one person, one woman, to represent the ideal of both agape and eros. If you will allow my indulgence for a moment, I will suggest that such skepticism is a form of misogyny. For only a misogynist would argue that women are either saints or seductresses—virgins and whores. Of course, a woman, or a man for that matter, can be both—the muse can be lover to both soul and body. ↗

— Sylvain Reynard

#inspirational

Sometimes the solutions to our problems come from looking backwards, not forwards. ↗

— Jane V. Blanchard

#inspirational #inspirational

Each handicap is like a hurdle in a steeplechase, and when you ride up to it, if you throw your heart over, the horse will go along, too. ↗

— Lawrence Bixby

#success-strategies #inspirational

A soldier came to Hakuin and asked "Is there really a paradise and a hell?" "Who are you?" inquired Hakuin. "I am a samurai," the warrior replied. "You, a samurai!" exclaimed Hakuin. "What kind of ruler would have you as his guard? Your face looks like that of a beggar!" The soldier became so angry that he began to draw his sword, but Hakuin continued. "So you have a sword! Your weapon is probably as dull as your head!" As the soldier drew his sword Hakuin remarked "Here open the gates of hell!" At these words, the samurai, perceiving the discipline of the master, sheathed his sword and bowed. "Here open the gates of paradise," said Hakuin ↗

— Hakuin Ekaku

#paradise #warrior #inspirational

If you thought my mistakes in the past would define my life and keep me forever as a prisoner of despair...then you really never knew me at all! www.bullyinben.com ↗

— Timothy Pina

#inspirational

Happy endings are for people that can't survive the alternative. What a bunch of wimps. ↗

— S.L.J. Shortt

#inspirational #strength #inspirational

What's important is the journey--keep your foot on the gas and your eyes on the road. ↗

— David C. Cassidy

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You 're alive, Bod. That means you have infinite potential. You can do anything, make anything, dream anything. If you change the world, the world will change. Potential. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#the-graveyard-book #change

The frog who lives in well.....don't have any idea how big is the ocean...(imagine that you are frog and ocean is friendship) ↗

— durgesh

#friendship

Life is gassy you just have to blow through it to see clearly and if eventually you see through, don't be misleaded by what you see either good or bad. ↗

— Mark Abraham Eyiremi

#inspirational