"We were not meant to mask ourselves before our fellow-beings, but to be, through our human forms, true and clear utterances of the spirit within. Since God gave us these bodies, they must have been given us as guides to Him and revealers of Him."

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Source : Lucy Larcom (1892). “The Unseen Friend”

Lucy Larcom

#Utterance Quotes #Body Quotes #Spirit Quotes

“So many people think that social studies and weird lessons in social studies, teaching kids in America are bad, is it the result of Common Core? And it's not. It's not. Common Core does not deal with social studies. It's basically writing and math.”
“This is the mark of a really admirable man: steadfastness in the face of trouble.”
“If you want to get an interesting perspective do not think of Hugh as a traditional 20th century physicist but more of a Renaissance man with interests and skills in many different areas. He was smart and lots of things interested him and he brought the same general conceptual methodology to solve them. The subject matter was not so important as the solution ideas.”
“We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we wish ourselves to be, we have the power to make ourselves. If what we are now has been the result of our own past actions, it certainly follows that whatever we wish to be in the future can be produced by our present actions; so we have to know how to act.”
“My true desire is to relieve others of their pain, though I myself may fall into hell.”

Source : Bassui Tokusho, Arthur Braverman (2002). “Mud and Water: The Collected Teachings of Zen Master Bassui”, p.4, Simon and Schuster
“When people say they are happy for you it may mean they are sad for themselves.”

Source : Josephine Humphreys (2000). “The Fireman's Fair”, p.22, Penguin
“Remaining calm no matter what's going on around you is an incredible challenge, but it will liberate your psychic sense and will probably add a few years to your life as well-after all, getting worked up about things only makes them worse. Life is always full of drama and challenges, but you don't have to overreact to any of it if you choose not to.”
“Anything you can do needs to be done, so pick up the tool of your choice and get started.”

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