"Whoever would be a teacher of men let him begin by teaching himself before teaching others; and let him teach by example before teaching by word. For he who teaches himself and rectifies his own ways is more deserving of respect and reverence than he who would teach others and rectify their ways."

-- Khalil Gibran

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“Art is the pleasure of a spirit that enters nature and discovers that it too has a soul.”
“Now I know why the Lord took his day off on Sunday. That must be the day he personally greets his favorites.”

Source : Jason F. Wright (2007). “The Wednesday Letters: A Novel”
“We usually do not look into what is really there in front of us. We see life through a screen of thoughts and concepts, and we mistake those mental objects for reality. We get so caught up in this endless thought-stream that reality flows by unnoticed. We spend our time engrossed in activity, caught up in an eternal flight from pain and unpleasantness. We spend our energies trying to make ourselves feel better, trying to bury our fears. We are endlessly seeking security. Meanwhile, the world of real experience flows by untouched and untasted.”
“Playing a flute is like writing a book. You're telling what's in your heart...It's easier to play if it's right from your heart. You get the tone, and the fingers will follow.”
“I think that's what keeps you grounded - having your own life that's not directed by your job.”
“I think in most couples or partnerships, there's a constant struggle for power and dominance.”

Source : Source: www.indielondon.co.uk
“The trouble with the sacred Individual is that he has no significance, except as he can acquire it from others, from the social whole.”
“If you aren't creeped out by the No Birth Control Left Behind rhetoric of the White House and Planned Parenthood, you aren't listening closely enough. The anesthetic of progressive benevolence always dulls the senses. Wake up.”

Source : "To Stop the Multiplication of the Unfit" by Michelle Malkin, www.realclearpolitics.com. February 10, 2012.

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