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Showing daily quotes from the last 6 days:
[Wednesday July 6] Tauler, Johann (c. 1300-1361, Germany): primary subject "Love" (search under Inner Life/Love, Positive Emotion, Virtue, Will)": detail "From Sermon 14 ‘Blessed Virgin’"
The power of love must ever be thirsting; while moderation and discretion flee away.
[Tuesday July 5] Anonymous: primary subject "Providence" (search under Beings/God)": detail "African Proverb (Ashanti)"
Chance comes to those who know what they want.
[Monday July 4] Kempis, Thomas à (1380-1471, Germany): primary subject "Opinion, concern about other people's" (search under Inner Life/Teachings)": source "Imitation of Christ": detail "From Book 2, Chapter 6"
Nobody's praise is going to make a saint of you, and nobody's abuse is going to make a villain of you. What matters is what you're really like in yourself. Men see but outward appearances, God reads the heart.
[Sunday July 3] St. Mark the Ascetic (5th century, Greece): primary subject "Intelligence" (search under Inner Life/Mind, Psyche, Soul, Spirit)": detail "From ‘On the Spiritual Law’"
Some call men intelligent because they have the power of discernment on the sensible plane. But the really intelligent people are those who control their own desires.
[Saturday July 2] Law, William (1686-1761, England): primary subject "Work, done only on/by oneself" (search under Inner Life/Practices)": source "William Law: The Works, vol.2": detail "‘Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life’ ch. 18"
Remember that there is but one man in the world, with whom you are to have perpetual contention, and be always striving to exceed him, and that is yourself.
[Friday July 1] Plotinus (c. 204-270, Egypt): primary subject "Working with other people" (search under Inner Life/Practices)": source "Studies in Mystical Religions"
When you revere the soul in another you are revering yourself too.
The power of love must ever be thirsting; while moderation and discretion flee away.[Tuesday July 5] Anonymous: primary subject "Providence" (search under Beings/God)": detail "African Proverb (Ashanti)"
Chance comes to those who know what they want.[Monday July 4] Kempis, Thomas à (1380-1471, Germany): primary subject "Opinion, concern about other people's" (search under Inner Life/Teachings)": source "Imitation of Christ": detail "From Book 2, Chapter 6"
Nobody's praise is going to make a saint of you, and nobody's abuse is going to make a villain of you. What matters is what you're really like in yourself. Men see but outward appearances, God reads the heart.[Sunday July 3] St. Mark the Ascetic (5th century, Greece): primary subject "Intelligence" (search under Inner Life/Mind, Psyche, Soul, Spirit)": detail "From ‘On the Spiritual Law’"
Some call men intelligent because they have the power of discernment on the sensible plane. But the really intelligent people are those who control their own desires.[Saturday July 2] Law, William (1686-1761, England): primary subject "Work, done only on/by oneself" (search under Inner Life/Practices)": source "William Law: The Works, vol.2": detail "‘Serious Call to a Devout and Holy Life’ ch. 18"
Remember that there is but one man in the world, with whom you are to have perpetual contention, and be always striving to exceed him, and that is yourself.[Friday July 1] Plotinus (c. 204-270, Egypt): primary subject "Working with other people" (search under Inner Life/Practices)": source "Studies in Mystical Religions"
When you revere the soul in another you are revering yourself too.