#spirit

People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the seas, at the long course of the rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars, and yet they pass by themselves without wondering. ↗

— Augustine of Hippo

#travel

You are aware of only one unrest; Oh, never learn to know the other! Two souls, alas, are dwelling in my breast, And one is striving to forsake its brother. Unto the world in grossly loving zest, With clinging tendrils, one adheres; The other rises forcibly in quest Of rarefied ancestral spheres. If there be spirits in the air That hold their sway between the earth and sky, Descend out of the golden vapors there And sweep me into iridescent life. Oh, came a magic cloak into my hands To carry me to distant lands, I should not trade it for the choicest gown, Nor for the cloak and garments of the crown. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#magic #spirit #unrest #world #life

It is more Important to be of pure intention than of perfect action. ↗

— Ilyas Kassam

#intention #kindness #logic #love #philosophy

Thank God (my wife) and I were both born poor so the concept of fidelity was allowed to take root in us. ↗

— Allan Wolf

#fidelity #humor #marriage #poor #spirit

In the history of a soul’s evolution there is a critical point of the human incarnation that decides for us whether we stay there, go down or progress upwards. There is a knot of worldly desires impeding us; cut the knot by mastering desires and go forward. This done, progress is assured. ↗

— Virchand Raghavji Gandhi

#art-of-living #desire #famous-quotes #human #incarnation

the reason why Christians do not make use of their entitlement in Christ Jesus is ignorance, or as the Bible puts it beautifully, 'lack of knowledge'! ↗

— Pedro Okoro

#spiritual-warfare #spirituality #beauty

Speaking very generally, I find that women are spiritually, emotionally, and often physically stronger than men. ↗

— Gary Oldman

#emotionally #find #generally #i #men

Animals are not only beholders of great beauty, but they are also beholders of ancient wisdom. ↗

— Molly Friedenfeld

#animal-totem #animal-wisdom #beauty #beholders #inspiration

A few heart-whole, sincere, and energetic men and women can do more in a year than a mob in a century. ↗

— Swami Vivekananda

#men

Yet through their endeavor, men would glimpse the unimaginable artistry of Yahweh's work, in seeing how ingeniously the world had been constructed. By this construction, Yahweh's work was indicated, and Yahweh's work was concealed. ↗

— Ted Chiang

#knowledge #spirituality #tower-of-babylon #men