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Own Quotes by David Whyte
- We are the only species on earth capable of preventing our own flowering.
- Being young and trying to catch a glimpse of the depths, of the true self, of the soul, or whatever human beings have called it…
- The truth about our own modest contribution might immobilize us: much easier then, to tell ourselves a story about how much we make our own…
- Put down the weight of your aloneness and ease into the conversation. Pay attention to everything in the world as if it's alive. Realize everything…
- We withdraw not to disappear, but to find another ground from which to see; a solid ground from which to step, and from which to…
- Being a good parent will necessarily break our hearts as we watch a child grow and eventually choose their own way, even through many of…
- Our work is to make ourselves visible in the world. This is the soul's individual journey, and the soul would much rather fail at its…
- When your eyes are tired the world is tired also. When your vision has gone no part of the world can find you. Time to…
More Own Quotes
- I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods,… — Paul Auster
- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
- Power and violence are opposites; where the one rules absolutely, the other is absent. Violence appears where power is in jeopardy, but… — Hannah Arendt
- I am a free man. I do not need to copy Petrarca or Boccaccio. My own genius is enough. Let others worry… — Pietro Aretino
- Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- So yeah, a good director will be able to listen and hear everything, but have a confident vision of his own that… — Christian Bale
- A woman whose life is involved in the righteous rearing of her children has a better chance of keeping up her spirits… — Ezra Taft Benson
- The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because… — Aristotle