People who want the most approval get the least and people who need approval the least get the most.
The present is never poetic as it serves necessity, necessity, however, is prosaic.
Genius unrefined resembles a flash of lightning, but wisdom is like the sun.
Why does the past look so enticing to us? For the same reason why from a distance a meadow with flowers looks like a flower bed.
Freedom requires guns.
I love the pride whose measure is its own eminence and not the insignificance of someone else.
Morality, a muzzle for the will; logic, a climbing iron for the mind.
I once went to a fraternity house when I was in high school. . . you know, you would rent them during the summer for really cheap, and students are in there. So I met some people who rented a room. I just remember it being very dirty.
Like the creatures of the forest and the sea, I love To lose myself for a while.
When I pray the Lord's Prayer, I begin with the first word, "Our. . . " (see Matthew 6:9) and I stop and ask myself, "Who do I include in this Our?" I remind myself that the story of God is bigger than my personal story, bigger than the story of my religion, bigger than the story of all humanity, and bigger than the story of all creation. In the kingdom of God, these four stories are all really my stories - all at the same time - woven together, giving meaning and life to each other.
Open up to the other dimensional planes so you can penetrate the mysteries of existence and enjoy the wonder of being, the wonder of being you.