"How many times do we lose an occasion for soul work by leaping ahead to final solutions without pausing to savor the undertones? We are a radically bottom-line society, eager to act and to end tension, and thus we lose opportunities to know ourselves for our motives and our secrets."

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Source : Thomas Moore (1992). “Care of the soul: a guide for cultivating depth and sacredness in everyday life”, Harpercollins

Thomas Moore

#Opportunity Quotes #Soul Quotes #Secret Quotes

“About 90 percent of the downtime comes from, at most, 10 percent of the defects.”
“I completely remember the horror I felt when my pits started getting hairy. I would walk with my arms pressed against my sides.”
“They say you should never eat before you go to bed, but I've found just having a tiny little snack - like half an apple or something like that - before you go to sleep really helps.”
“Marriage, if one will face the truth, is an evil, but a necessary evil.”
“I have a good sense of direction.”
“I don't care if you've just won an Oscar, you still have to campaign for parts.”
“Despite our sins, we can say with Peter: Lord, you know everything, you know that I love you.”
“Seeing through is rarely seeing into.”

Source : Elizabeth Bibesco (1951). “Haven: Short Stories, Poems, and Aphorisms”

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