Chronicles-of-the-fists Quote by Joseph J. Bailey

“And the voice spoke even more deliberately: '...but remember what is under the ocean of clouds: eternity.' And suddenly that tranquil world, the world…

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

“You that change the dull field, who give conversation to damaged ears, make dying alive, award guardianship to the wandering mind, you who erase…

— Jalaluddin Rumi

“The priest must preach the pure words of God.”

— Lailah Gifty Akita

“When we sit we recognize the crucial, divine importance of absolutely everything that arises—every thought, every feeling, every breath, every unspeakable, unnameable impulse. But…

— Norman Fischer

“We are in the Dark to one another's Purposes and Intendments, and there are a thousand Intrigues in our little Matters, which will not…

— Joseph Glanvill

“He loved the darkness and the mystery of the Catholic service--the tall priest strutting like a carrion crow and pronouncing magic in a dead…

— Dan Simmons

“The unchanging Man of history is wonderfully adaptable cloth by his power of endurance and in his capacity for detachment. The fact seems to…

— Joseph Conrad

“EACH THOUGHT, each action in the sunlight of awareness becomes sacred. In this light, no boundary exists between the sacred and the profane.”

— Thich Nhat Hanh

“Often when he was not working he had come here and sat an entire afternoon, lulled by the din and music from the other…

— Paul Bowles

“Spiritual leaders, priests and prophets are lamps burning in the dark, seeking meaning for humanity.”

— Bangambiki Habyarimana

“Chasing shadows of dreams that slipped through my grasp, I find solace in the unseen blessings written by divine hands.”

— Faisal

“How would you define the impression of a dark night, of an ancient forest, of the wind moaning through ruins or over graves, of…

— Benjamin Constant