Silence and Inner Peace – Quote by Thích Nhất Hạnh
“Silence is essential. We need silence just as much as we need air, just as much as plants need light. If our minds are crowded with words and thoughts, there is no space for us.”
Thích Nhất Hạnh
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Quote by Thích Nhất Hạnh on the True Miracle of Life
“People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize: a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child — our own two eyes. All is a miracle.”
Thích Nhất Hạnh
The Best Intelligence Test – Quote by Laurence J. Peter
“The best intelligence test is what we do with our leisure.”
Laurence J. Peter
Russell Simmons Quote on Strength and Weaknesses
“A person’s strength is to know their weaknesses.”
Russell Simmons
Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle on Mediocrity, Talent, and Genius
“Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.”
Arthur Conan Doyle
Thích Nhất Hạnh Quote on Mindfulness and Stopping
“Many of us have been running all our lives. Practice stopping.”
Thích Nhất Hạnh
Quote by Aleister Crowley on the Bible and Reason
“If one were to take the bible seriously one would go mad. But to take the bible seriously, one must be already mad.”
Aleister Crowley
A Curious Reversal in Moral Concern – Theodore Dalrymple
“A curious reversal in the locus of moral concern has taken place: people feel responsible for everything except for what they do.”
Theodore Dalrymple
Quote by Theodore Dalrymple on Squalor, Misery, and Vice
“There is something deeply attractive, at least to quite a lot of people, about squalor, misery, and vice. They are regarded as more authentic, and certainly more exciting, than cleanliness, happiness, and virtue.”
Theodore Dalrymple
Quote by Peter Ustinov about Parents and Children
“Parents are the bones on which children cut their teeth.”
Peter Ustinov