"For when two beings who are not friends are near each other there is no meeting, and when friends are far apart there is no separation."

-- Simone Weil

#Two Quotes #Separation Quotes #Not Friends Quotes

“I scourge both flesh and spirit because I know that I have offended in both flesh and spirit.”

Source : Peter Damian (2013). “Spiritual Precepts”, p.45, Lulu Press, Inc
“We have two alternatives: either we question our beliefs - or we don't. Either we accept our fixed versions of reality- or we begin to challenge them. In Buddha's opinion, to train in staying open and curious - to train in dissolving our assumptions and beliefs - is the best use of our human lives.”
“Many talk much, and indeed well, of what Christ has done for us: but how little is spoken of what he is to do in us! and yet all that he has done for us is in reference to what he is to do in us.”

Source : Adam Clarke (1835). “Christian Theology”, p.196
“I got to keep a clip for my hair. It had a pretty little dragonfly on it and I got to keep it”
“Your passion is such that you pursue it for free because experiencing it is its own reward.”
“You don't have to look poor, you don't have to look down; For money is a medium of exchange, and that's all; but it is not a mind regulator unless you allow it to be.”
“If you want to make friends, go out of your way to do things for other people--things that require time, energy, unselfishness, and thoughtfulness.”

Source : Lawrence G. Lovasik (1999). “The Hidden Power of Kindness: A Practical Handbook for Souls who Dare to Transform the World, One Deed at a Time”, p.23, Sophia Institute Press
“When the mind is in a state of uncertainty the smallest impulse directs it to either side.”

Source : "Andria", I, 5, 32, as quoted in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations, p. 826, 1922.

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