…don’t try to pull some other fellow off the ladder—there’s room enough for both of you—be kind, be kind.
William Walker Atkinson, Nuggets of the New Thought
The library
Explore by constellation
Uplifting words from sages, poets and naturalists. Every card opens its receipt: the exact source, the locator and how it was verified.
288 quotes · page 10 of 12
Men are disturbed not by things, but by the views which they take of things.
Epictetus, Enchiridion
Remain always strong and steadfast in thy own faith, but eschew all bigotry and intolerance.
Sri Ramakrishna, Ramakrishna: His Life and Sayings
There are five notes; but by combinations, innumerable harmonies are produced. There are but five colours; but if we mix them, the shades are infinite.
Sun Tzu, The Book of War
Be like the promontory against which the waves continually break, but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it.
Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
…God feedeth you and giveth you the rivers and the fountains for your drink; He giveth you the mountains and the valleys for your refuge, and the tall trees wherein to build your nests…
Francis of Assisi, The Little Flowers of St. Francis
If thou really lovest thyself, thou lovest all men as thyself; as long as thou lovest any one less than thyself, thou dost not really love thyself.
Meister Eckhart, Meister Eckhart's Sermons
However much we describe and explain love, When we fall in love we are ashamed of our words. Explanation by the tongue makes most things clear, But love unexplained is clearer.
Rumi, Masnavi i Ma'navi
It is not ease, but effort—not facility, but difficulty, that makes men.
Samuel Smiles, Self-Help; with Illustrations of Character and Conduct
Every day, in every respect, I am getting better and better.
Émile Coué, Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion
As a log or rock which, motionless on flat ground, yet moves with ever-increasing force when set on an incline, so await the opportunity, and so act when the opportunity arrives.
Sun Tzu, The Book of War
Let not the fierce Sun dry one tear of pain before thyself hast wiped it from the sufferer’s eye.
H. P. Blavatsky, The Voice of the Silence
verified
Love
Plunge onwards into the void, and you shall find it full! Spring forward into the darkness, and you shall find a rock beneath your feet!
Annie Besant, In the Outer Court
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticise others.
Christian D. Larson, Your Forces and How to Use Them
The world without is a reflection of the world within.
Charles F. Haanel, The Master Key System
Be not made sad by the adverse events of this life, for you know not the good they bring with them…
John of the Cross, The Complete Works of Saint John of the Cross, Vol. II
Do you know that we are young giants who have not discovered our own strength?
William Walker Atkinson, Nuggets of the New Thought
We are responsible for what we are, and whatever we want ourselves to be we have the power to make ourselves.
Swami Vivekananda, Karma Yoga
Every formula which expresses a law of nature is a hymn of praise to God.
Maria Mitchell, Maria Mitchell: Life, Letters, and Journals
The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science.
Albert Einstein, What I Believe
Your thoughts are either faithful servants or tyrannical masters—just as you allow them to be.
William Walker Atkinson, Thought Vibration, or The Law of Attraction in the Thought World
Life, as I see it, is not a location, but a journey.
Henry Ford, My Life and Work
We gain permanent strength exactly to the extent of the effort required to overcome difficulties.
Charles F. Haanel, The Master Key System
Relying on the maxim that Principle is not bound by Precedent we should not limit our expectations of the future…
Thomas Troward, The Creative Process in the Individual