"One of the fundamental conditions of happiness is to know that everything that one does has a meaning in eternity"

--

Source : Titus Burckhardt, Michael Oren Fitzgerald (2006). “The Foundations of Christian Art: Illustrated”, p.2, World Wisdom, Inc

Titus Burckhardt

#Fundamentals Quotes #Doe Quotes #Eternity Quotes

“Things are very different now because a lot of those little clubs don't exist. In Soho for instance, where nearly half my nightlife photographs were taken, it's rapidly changing. There isn't the same after dark frisson of excitement about the place any more.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“Steve Jobs had his critics. Some saw him as an egomaniac, and others, as a control freak.”
“Show me a person who never made a mistake, and I will show you a person who never did anything.”

Source : William Rosenberg, Jessica Brilliant Keener (2001). “Time to Make the Donuts”, Lebhar-Friedman
“Martin said, "It feels as though part of my self has detached and gone to Amsterdam, where itâ€”sheâ€”is waiting for me. Do you know about phantom-limb syndrome?" Julia nodded. "There's pain where she ought to be. It's feeding the other pain, the thing that makes me wash and count and all that. So her absence is stopping me from going to find her. Do you see?”
“Thinking is a bit uncomfortable, but you'll get used to it. A matter of time and practice.”
“Good music is good music, regardless of where it comes from. I think that's a really important thing to carry with you.”
“A book is meant not only to be read, but to haunt you, to importune you like a lover or a parent, to be in your teeth like a piece of gristle.”
“There are more myths about Black Wednesday than the Greeks ever created.”

You may also like:

Ananda Coomaraswamy
Philosopher
Frithjof Schuon
Author
Ibn Arabi
Philosopher
Jacob Burckhardt
Historian
Julius Evola
Philosopher
Martin Lings
Writer
Pavel Florensky
Philosopher
Rene Guenon
Author
Seyyed Hossein Nasr
Professor