"He is like a man using a candle to look for the sun"

-- Rumi

#Wisdom Quotes #Spiritual Quotes #Men Quotes

“By use you possess gain; by disuse you decline and lose.”
“It would seem that in history it's never a tooth for a tooth, but a thousand, a hundred thousand for one.”

Source : Sybille Bedford (2017). “A Favourite of the Gods and A Compass Error”, p.143, New York Review of Books
“All eager-lipped I kissed the mouth of Death.”

Source : Gwendolyn Bennett, “Sonnet 1”
“Cherish sunsets, wild creatures, and wild places. Have a love affair with the wonder and beauty of the earth!”
“Learn something that is valuable to others. Learn everything about it. Then maximize your earning from that knowledge. And then start your own business. That is what you have to do if you want to become very wealthy.”
“He who wants to learn true humility should reflect upon the Passion of Jesus. (267)”
“You wanna know what scares people? Success. When you don't make moves and when you don't climb up the ladder, everybody loves you because you're not competition.”
“I think it's great to be flawed. I am hugely flawed, and I like it this way. That's the fun of life. You fall, get up, make mistakes, learn from them, be human and be you.”

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