Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like an orange. Unknown on time
Who sees all beings in his own Self, and his own Self in all beings, loses all fear. Isa Upanishad on identity
This is the truth: As from a fire aflame thousands of sparks come forth, even so from the Creator an infinity of beings have life and to him return again. Upanishads on creation
Life is the fire that burns and the sun that gives light. Life is the wind and the rain and the thunder in the sky. Life is matter and is earth, what is and what is not, and what beyond is in Eternity. Upanishads on life
Ignorant of their ignorance, yet wise In their own esteem, these deluded men, Proud of their vain learning, go round and round Like the blind led by the blind. Far beyond Their eyes, hypnotized by the world of sense, Opens the way to immortality. Upanishads on pride
As the same fire assumes different shapes When it consumes objects differing in shape, So does the one Self take the shape Of every creature in whom he is present. Upanishads on soul
The Soul is made of consciousness and mind; it is made of life and vision. It is made of the earth and the waters; it is made of air and space. It is made of light and darkness; it is made of desire and peace. It is made of anger and love; it is made of virtue and vice. It is made of all that is near; it is made of all that is afar. It is made of all. Upanishads on soul
As a draft-animal is yoked in a wagon, even so the spirit is yoked in this body. Upanishads on spririt
Know thou the self (spirit) as riding in a chariot, The body as the chariot. Know thou the intellect as the chariot-driver, And the mind as the reins. The senses, they say, are the horses; The objects of sense, what they range over. The self combined with senses and mind Wise men call "the enjoyer." Upanishads on understanding
Dreams come true; without that possibility, nature would not incite us to have them. John Updike on dreams
The refusal to rest content, the willingness to risk excess on behalf of one’s obsessions, is what distinguishes artists from entertainers, and what makes some artists adventurers on behalf of us all. (on J.D. Salinger) John Updike on risk
Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow. Jeff Valdez on cats
Ability is of little account without opportunity. Napoleon Bonaparte on ability
Men take only their needs into consideration never their abilities. Napoleon Bonaparte on ability
A poem is never finished only abandoned Paul Valery on poetry
Time is of the essence, but what is the essence of time? Karan Varsheni on time
Someday there is going to be a book about a middle-aged man with a good job, a beautiful wife and two lovely children who still manages to be happy. Bill Vaughan on beauty
There was neither non-existence nor existence then; there was neither the realm of space nor the sky beyond. There was no distinguishing sign of night nor of day. That One breathed, windless, by its own impulse. Other than that there was nothing beyond. Darkness was hidden by darkness in the beginning; with no distinguishing sign, all this was water. The life force that was, was covered with emptiness, that one arose through the power of heat. Desire came upon that one in the beginning; that was the first seed of mind. Rig Veda on creation
The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve. Rig Veda on speech
Age carries all things away, even the mind. Vergil on age