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The kingdom of heaven is like electricity. You don't see it. It is within you. Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
You See Kingdom Like Within Heaven Electricity
A person cannot approach the divine by reaching beyond the human. To become human, is what this individual person, has been created for. Martin Buber
Become Approach Has-Been Individual Divine Individual Person Beyond Reaching Been Person Human Cannot Created
Man acts as though he were the shaper and master of language, while in fact language remains the master of man. Martin Heidegger
Man Language Master Though Fact Remains He Were In Fact While Acts
To dwell is to garden. Martin Heidegger
Garden Dwell
God expects but one thing of you, and that is that you should come out of yourself in so far as you are a created being made and let God be God in you. Meister Eckhart
God You Yourself Made Out One Thing Come Expects Being Far Created Should Thing
A trail through the mountains, if used, becomes a path in a short time, but, if unused, becomes blocked by grass in an equally short time. Mencius
Time Path Mountains Grass Through Unused Equally Becomes Blocked Trail Short Short Time Used
I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear's paws. So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness. Mencius
Life Together Righteousness Will Bear Take Like Also Fish Go Cannot Choose Keep Two
Rejoice in the things that are present; all else is beyond thee. Michel de Montaigne
Else Beyond Thee Things Present Rejoice
When the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or in the same body of magistrates, there can be no liberty; because apprehensions may arise, lest the same monarch or senate should enact tyrannical laws, to execute them in a tyrannical manner. Montesquieu
Liberty Apprehension Tyrannical Laws Arise Execute Powers Executive Because Enact Person Senate Same May Legislative Them Manner Should Body Lest Monarch United
False happiness renders men stern and proud, and that happiness is never communicated. True happiness renders them kind and sensible, and that happiness is always shared. Montesquieu
Happiness True Happiness Men Kind Never Shared True Stern Always Proud False Sensible Them
Optimism is essential to achievement and it is also the foundation of courage and true progress. Nicholas M. Butler
Achievement Courage Progress True Also Optimism Essential Foundation
Science is nothing but perception. Plato
Science Perception Nothing
The man who makes everything that leads to happiness depends upon himself, and not upon other men, has adopted the very best plan for living happily. This is the man of moderation, the man of manly character and of wisdom. Plato
Happiness Wisdom Best Character Man Men Manly Living Other Everything Adopted Leads Himself Makes Very Moderation Depends Happily Plan Who
The learning and knowledge that we have, is, at the most, but little compared with that of which we are ignorant. Plato
Knowledge Learning Most Which Little Ignorant Compared
Death is not the worst that can happen to men. Plato
Death Men Worst Happen
No man should bring children into the world who is unwilling to persevere to the end in their nature and education. Plato
Education Nature Man World Unwilling End Persevere Children Should Who Bring
Silence at the proper season is wisdom, and better than any speech. Plutarch
Wisdom Silence Better Proper Than Any Season Speech
It is the Higher Power which does everything, and the man is only a tool. If he accepts that position, he is free from troubles; otherwise, he courts them. Ramana Maharshi
Man Free Power Otherwise Tool Everything Only Higher Troubles Higher Power He Accepts Does Courts Which Them Position
That which comes and goes, rises and sets, is born and dies is the ego. That which always abides, never changes, and is devoid of qualities is the Self. Ramana Maharshi
Ego Sets Changes Abide Born Rises Self Never Devoid Qualities Always Goes Dies Which
As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent. Socrates
Man Marriage Will Take He Course Sure Repent Celibacy Which
People commonly travel the world over to see rivers and mountains, new stars, garish birds, freak fish, grotesque breeds of human; they fall into an animal stupor that gapes at existence and they think they have seen something. Soren Kierkegaard
Travel Animal People World Seen Fall Mountains Stars Think Birds Freak See Something Rivers Over New Fish Existence Human Commonly Breeds Grotesque
How absurd men are! They never use the liberties they have, they demand those they do not have. They have freedom of thought, they demand freedom of speech. Soren Kierkegaard
Freedom Thought Men Freedom Of Speech Those Liberties Never Absurd Demand How Use Speech
Smile, smile, smile at your mind as often as possible. Your smiling will considerably reduce your mind's tearing tension. Sri Chinmoy
Smile Mind Will Considerably Possible Tension Smiling Reduce Often Your Tearing
To see victory only when it is within the ken of the common herd is not the acme of excellence. Sun Tzu
Victory Herd See Only Excellence Within Common Ken
If there be no enemy there's no fight. If no fight, no victory and if no victory there is no crown. Thomas Carlyle
Fight Enemy Victory Crown
Silence is more eloquent than words. Thomas Carlyle
Silence Words Eloquent More Than
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