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Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

“Guard your own spare moments. They are like uncut diamonds.”

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American essayist, poet, and philosopher. Born on May 25, 1803, and died on April 27, 1882. Known for his transcendentalist philosophy, his works have had a profound impact on literature and the intellectual world. more

“Nowness is the essence of meditation. Whatever one does, whatever one tries to practice, is trying to see what is here and now. One becomes aware of the present moment through such means as concentrating on the breathing. This is based on developing the knowledge of nowness, for each respiration is unique. It is an expression of now.”

Trying Mean Doe Moments Practice Meditation Expression Unique Essence Developing Breathing Present Moment Here And Now Concentrating Respiration

Author:Chogyam Trungpa

“Even if it were true that we need God to be moral, it would of course not make God's existence more likely, merely more desirable (many people cannot tell the difference)”

People Ifs Needs Courses Differences Existence Moral Desirable Need God

Book:The God Delusion

Source: The God Delusion

“Trade your cleverness for bewilderment.”

Trade Cleverness Bewilderment

Author:Rumi

“Books make great gifts because... [they don't] come in any particular size, so you don't have to be embarrassed if you bought somebody the wrong size.”

Ifs Book Particular Size Embarrassed Great Gifts

Author:Valerie Bertinelli

“To go to heaven, fully to enjoy God, is infinitely better than the most pleasant accommodations here.”

Heaven Enjoy Pleasant Accommodations Going To Heaven

Book:A Journey Toward Heaven: A Daily Devotional from the Sermons of Jonathan Edwards

Source: A Journey Toward Heaven: A Daily Devotional from the Sermons of Jonathan Edwards

“Mankind is engaged in an eternal quest for that ‘something else' he hopes will bring him happiness, complete and unending.For those individual souls who have sought and found God, the search is over: He is that Something Else.”

Soul Found Individual Mankind Eternal Engaged Quests Unending

Book:Self-realization

Source: Self-realization

“Don't try to be perfect; just be an excellent example of being human.”

Trying Humans Perfect Example Excellent Being Human Being Crazy Screw Ups Take Care Of Yourself Learn From Your Mistakes Opportunities To Learn Awaken The Giant Within

Book:Awaken The Giant Within

Source: Awaken The Giant Within

“We clasp the hands of those who go before us, and the hands of those who come after us; we enter the little circle of each other's arms, and the larger circle of lovers whose hands are joined in a dance, and the larger circle of all creatures, passing in and out of life, who move also in a dance, to a music so subtle and vast that no ear hears it except in fragments.”

Littles Hands Moving Arms Lovers Creatures Ears Circles Passing Passings Subtle Fragments

Book:What Are People For?: Essays

Source: What Are People For?: Essays

“If we are not a little bit uncomfortable every day, we're not growing. All the good stuff is outside our comfort zone.”

Ifs Littles Stuff Bits Growing Comfort Little Bit Uncomfortable Zone Comfort Zone

Author:Jack Canfield

“Great business turns on a little pin.”

Littles Turns Pins Great Business

Book:The English poems of George Herbert, together with his collection of proverbs entitled Jacula prudentum

Source: The English poems of George Herbert, together with his collection of proverbs entitled Jacula prudentum

Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

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