Heavenliness Famous Quotes & Sayings

Wisdom is the art of living skillfully in whatever actual conditions we find ourselves. — Eugene H. Peterson

I did a lot of work without thinking about it in a calm, rational way. Stopping and thinking about what I was doing made my music calmer and deeper in tone. — Bill Callahan

Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose. — Charles Eames

I wanted to die; I wanted to surrender because I saw no sense in struggling. I felt that nothing would be proved, substantiated, added or subtracted by continuing an existence which I had not asked for. — Henry Miller

Of all the judgments we pass in life, none is more important than the judgment we pass on ourselves. — Nathaniel Branden

Diamond thought I was blind; I knew he was sneaking down here to mess with Tata at night. — Myiesha

We are left with the feeling that the church has overdone it, no matter how you cut it, and that homosexuals have certainly suffered more wrong than they have committed, and that there must be flaws in whatever theology of nature or hierarchy of sins has made homosexuality be viewed as the nadir of depravity ... This feeling increases when one becomes acquainted with responsible, Christian, homosexual people. — Paul King Jewett

If everything is smooth sailing right from the beginning, we cannot become people of substance and character. By surmounting paining setbacks and obstacles, we can create a brilliant history of triumph that will shine forever. That is what makes life so exciting and enjoyable. In any field of endeavour, those who overcome hardships and grow as human beings are advancing towards success and victory in life. — Daisaku Ikeda

For a person who is dying only eternity counts. — Friedrich Durrenmatt

Our friends don't see our faults, or conceal them, or soften them. — Joseph Addison

Attain complete emptiness,
Hold fast to stillness.
Understanding the ordinary:
Mind opens.
Mind opening leads to compassion,
Compassion to nobility,
Nobility to heavenliness,
Heavenliness to TAO.
TAO endures.
Your body dies.
There is no danger. — Lao-Tzu

If you must invest in paper, learn to be an options trader. Then you will know how to make money whether the markets are going up or down. — Robert Kiyosaki

It was like trying to bail out an ocean of water with a teaspoon. — Jodi Picoult