For this is Wisdom; to love, to live To take what fate, or the Gods may give. To ask no question, to make no prayer, To kiss the lips and caress the hair, Speed passion''s ebb as you greet its flow To have, - to hold - and - in time, - let go.
No matter what you''ve done for yourself or for humanity, if you can''t look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?
No matter what you''ve done for yourself or for humanity, if you can''t look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?
You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation...and that is called loving. Well, then, love your suffering. Do not resist it, do not flee from it. It is your aversion that hurts, nothing else.
I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, - and the stars through his soul.
since we can''t know what knowledge will be most needed in the future, it is senseless to try to teach it in advance. Instead, we should try to turn out people who love learning so much and learn so well that they will be able to learn whatever needs to be learned.