"You must go to Mahometanism, to Buddhism, to the East, to the Sufis Fakirs, to Pantheism, for the right growth of mysticism."

-- Florence Nightingale

#Buddhism Quotes #Growth Quotes #East Quotes

“If you want it, leave your excuses behind and come and get it”
“Avoid retirement playgrounds like poison, because that's exactly what they are.”
“He wanted all to lie in an ecstasy of peace; I wanted all to sparkle and dance in a glorious jubilee. I said his heaven would be only half alive; and he said mine would be drunk: I said I should fall asleep in his; and he said he could not breathe in mine.”
“I like thinking about the fragility of the human flesh and our bodies - our decay and eventual death.”
“I ain't never seen no head so level that it could bear the lettin' in of politics.”
“May I suggest that you all read? And often. Believe me, it's nice to have something to talk about other than the weather and the Queen's health. Your mind is not a cage. It's a garden. And it requires cultivating.”
“It is always well to accept your own shortcomings with candor but to regard those of your friends with polite incredulity.”

Source : Russell Lynes (1991). “Life in the slow lane: observations on art, architecture, manners and other such spectator sports”, Harpercollins
“God has given believers the responsibility of spreading the Gospel to all the world, and we need to use all at our disposal to accomplish this task.”

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