There is, it seems, an unbridgeable chasm between the concerns of a Sri Aurobindo and a Pat Robertson.
Deviation from either truth or duty is a downward path.
Any act often repeated soon forms a habit; and habit allowed, steady gains in strength, At first it may be but as a spider's web, easily broken through, but if not resisted it soon binds us with chains of steel.
Contemplation is to knowledge what digestion is to food - the way to get life out of it
What we gave, we have; What we spent, we had; What we left, we lost.
High aims form high characters, and great objects bring out great minds.
No true civilization can be expected permanently to continue which is not based on the great principles of Christianity.
All human beings have three lives: public, private, and secret.
Promise me you’ll marry me. Not now. Someday. Because I need to know. ” Claire felt a flutter inside, like a bird trying to fly, and a rush of heat that made her dizzy. And something else, something fragile as a soap bubble, and just as beautiful. Joy, in the middle of all this horror and heartbreak. “Yes,” she whispered back. “I promise. ” And she kissed him, and kissed him, and kissed him, while the sun came up and bathed Morganville in one last, shining day.
In the moments we are awake to the wonder of simply being alive, gratitude flows, no matter our circumstances.
Luck marches with those who give their very best.