I think it's a question which particularly arises over women writers: whether it's better to have a happy life or a good… — Wendy Cope Copy Share Image
In an ancient though not very populous settlement, in a retired corner of one of the New England states, arise the walls… — Nathaniel Hawthorne Copy Share Image
The truth is that art does not teach; it makes you feel, and any teaching that may arise from the feeling is… — Robertson Davies Copy Share Image
What, then, is this new man, the American? They are a mixture of English, Scotch, Irish, French, Dutch, Germans, and Swedes. From… — J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur Copy Share Image
Trouble arises when either science or religion claims universal jurisdiction, when either religious dogma or scientific dogma claims to be infallible. Religious… — Freeman Dyson Copy Share Image
Natural selection may lead to benefits for species, but these `higher' advantages can only arise as sequelae, or side consequences, of natural… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
The first beneficiary of compassion is always oneself. When compassion, or warmheartedness, arises in us and our focus shifts away from our… — Dalai Lama Copy Share Image
When you are with young people, it is almost inconceivable that things wouldn't arise that you'd have to respond to, such as… — Parker J. Palmer Copy Share Image
Nothing is distinct and separate. The waves of the ocean arise and have a separate birth, crashing on the shore, but then… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
If one watches whence the notion 'I' arises, the mind gets absorbed there; that is tapas. When a mantra is repeated, if… — Ramana Maharshi Copy Share Image
A built-in reminder is the simple understanding that whenever any kind of unhappiness arises, you know you've lost the now. That's a… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
People are not afraid of death, they are afraid of losing their separation, they are afraid of losing their ego. Once you… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
Once two persons are tied together freedom is lost and anger arises. When freedom is lost everything becomes ugly. Love means that… — Rajneesh Copy Share Image
In the freshness of the present moment, past is gone, future is not yet born, and—if one remains in pure mindfulness and… — Matthieu Ricard Copy Share Image
Awareness is observation without choice, condemnation, or justification. Awareness is silent observation from which there arises understanding without the experiencer and the… — Jiddu Krishnamurti Copy Share Image
Neo-Darwinian language and conceptual structure itself ensures scientific failure: Major questions posed by zoologists cannot be answered from inside the neo-Darwinian straitjacket.… — Lynn Margulis Copy Share Image
All of us have our own inner fears, beliefs, opinions. These inner assumptions rule and govern our lives. A suggestion has no… — Joseph Murphy Copy Share Image
Political systems must love poverty-they produce so much of it. Poor people make easier targets for a demagogue. No Mao or even… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
Should a conflict arise between the witness of the Holy Spirit to the fundamental truth of the Christian faith and beliefs based… — William Lane Craig Copy Share Image
After exponential quantities the circular functions, sine and cosine, should be considered because they arise when imaginary quantities are involved in the… — Leonhard Euler Copy Share Image
I have no theory about dreams. I do not know how dreams arise. On the other hand, I know that if we… — Carl Jung Copy Share Image
My experience of fundamental Truth is that it’s a place of extraordinary intelligence. It’s a place from which great intelligence arises. I… — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
The sensual and spiritual are linked together by a mysterious bond, sensed by our emotions, though hidden from our eyes. To this… — Wilhelm von Humboldt Copy Share Image
Whether you actually can or can't fight city hall is of little relevance. Either way, when the need arises, you must! — Derek R. Audette Copy Share Image
The praise we give to new comers into the world arises from the envy we bear to those who are established. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld Copy Share Image
