W Quotes
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“When even one virtue becomes our nature, the mind becomes clean and tranquil. Then there is no need to practice meditation; we will automatically be meditating always. (151)”
“When even shadows need shadows to cool off, you must know that the weather is incredibly hot!”
“When even the analysts are bored, it's time to start buying.”
Source: Beating the Street
“When even the brightest mind in our world has been trained up from childhood in a superstition of any kind, it will never be possible for that mind, in its maturity, to examine sincerely, dispassionately, and conscientiously any evidence or any circumstance which shall seem to cast a doubt upon the validity of that superstition. I doubt if I could do it myself.”
Source: Delphi Complete Works of Mark Twain (Illustrated)
“When even the dictators of today appeal to reason, they mean that they possess the most tanks. They were rational enough to build them; others should be rational enough to yield to them.”
“When even the scrupulously detached BBC is exhorting us to talk to God, you know something is going on.”
“When even those who should be happy by any reasonable measure are also not happy, there's got to be a serious systemic problem in humanity's culture.”
“When even your fans are writing to tell you to get a life, you know you need to listen.”
“When evening closes Nature's eye, The glow-worm lights her little spark To captivate her favorite fly And tempt the rover through the dark.”
Source: The poetical works of Rogers, Campbell, J. Montgomery, Lamb, and Kirke White: complete in one volume
“When evening comes, I return home and go into my study. On the threshold I strip off my muddy, sweaty, workday clothes, and put on the robes of court and palace, and in this graver dress I enter the antique courts of the ancients and am welcomed by them, and there I taste the food that alone is mine, and for which I was born. And there I make bold to speak to them and ask the motives of their actions, and they, in their humanity, reply to me. And for the space of four hours I forget the world, remember no vexation, fear poverty no more, tremble no more at death: I pass indeed into their world.”
“When evening comes, I return home and go into my study. On the threshold I strip off my muddy, sweaty clothes of everyday, and put on the robes of court and palace, and in this graver dress I enter the antique courts of the ancients and am welcomed by them, and there I taste the food that alone is mine, and for which I was born. And there I make bold to speak to them and ask the motives of their actions, and they, in their humanity, reply to me. And for the space of four hours I forget the world, remember no vexation, fear poverty no more, tremble no more at death; I pass indeed into their world.”
“When evening descends and the world is hushed in twilight, may the moon’s soft arc remind you of the mysteries that dwell in the quiet spaces between your thoughts, where dreams come to rest like weary travelers at your door. Welcome them with the innocence of a child, for they carry within them the seeds of new beginnings, the untold stories that your heart longs to hear.”
“When evening in the Shire was grey
his footsteps on the Hill were heard;
before the dawn he went away
on journey long without a word.
From Wilderland to Western shore,
from northern waste to southern hill,
through dragon-lair and hidden door
and darkling woods he walked at will.
With Dwarf and Hobbit, Elves and Men,
with mortal and immortal folk,
with bird on bough and beast in den,
in their own secret tongues he spoke.
A deadly sword, a healing hand,
a back that bent beneath its load;
a trumpet-voice, a burning brand,
a weary pilgrim on the road.
A lord of wisdom throned he sat,
swift in anger, quick to laugh;
an old man in a battered hat
who leaned upon a thorny staff.
He stood upon the bridge alone
and Fire and Shadow both defied;
his staff was broken on the stone,
in Khazad-dûm his wisdom died.”
Source: THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING
“When evening quickens in the street, comes a pause in the day's occupation that is known as the cocktail hour.”
“When evening quickens in the street, comes a pause in the day's occupation that is known as the cocktail hour. It marks the lifeward turn. The heart wakens from coma and its dyspnea ends. Its strengthening pulse is to cross over into campground, to believe that the world has not been altogether lost or, if lost, then not altogether in vain.”
“When ever Buddhism has taken root in a new land, there has been a certain variation in the style in which it is observed. The Buddha himself taught differently according to the place, the occasion and the situation of those who were listening to him.”
Source: Path To Tranquility
“When ever I have a Problem, I just sing. Then I know my voice is a lot worse then my Problem.”
“When ever the light of civilization faces upon you with a blighting power...go to the wilderness...Dull business routine, the fierce passions of the marketplace, the perils of envious cities became but a memory...The wilderness will take hold of you. It will give you good red blood; it will turn you from a weakling into a man...You will soon behold all with a peaceful soul.”
“When everbody worships all sort of religious lies and illogical myths, dare to be there, in the land of reason!”
“When Everton knock it long, they don't knock it long”
“When every action has a purpose, every action has a result”
“When every action of yours is preceded by witnessing, then every move you make in this world becomes perfect and significant.”
“When every asana is multi-petaled, why do you make it single petaled?”
“When every aspect of your life is impeccable, then you will find that there's no limit to your journeys into the infinite.”
“When every autumn people said it could not last through the winter, and when every spring there was still no end in sight, only the hope that out of it all some good would accrue to mankind kept men and nations fighting. When at last it was over, the war had many diverse results and one dominant one transcending all others: disillusion.”
“When every benefit received is a right, there is no place for good manners, let alone for gratitude.”
Source: Life at the Bottom: The Worldview That Makes the Underclass
“When every blessed thing you have is made of silver, or of gold, you long for simple pewter.”
“When every brake hath found its note, and sunshine smiles in every flower.”
“When every car is moving to the fast lane. The fast lane becomes slow. That is what happens to you too. When you are doing , what everyone else is doing. When everyone is doing the same thing. When people are trying to recreate the event or moment that was good. It delays your progress and success, but if you stick to your own lane. You might get to your destination which is progress and success in time.”
“When every card in the deck is stacked against you, the only way to win a hand is to break the rules. You beg, borrow, and steal, as the old adage goes, and if you happen to get caught in the act, at least you´ve gone down fighting the good fight.”
Source: The Book of Illusions
“When every day became a hangover and when you look at yourself in the mirror and go 'I don't like how you're coming across to people.' and when every day just started to feel the same. After the 50th shag, it doesn't mean so much anymore.”
“When every day seems the same, it is because we have stopped noticing the good things that appear in our lives.”
“When every dream gets shattered, find shelter in the presence of God. His presence changes impossibilities into possibilities.”
Source: Daily Quotes about God: 365 Days of Heavenly Inspiration
“When every event was a miracle, when there was no order or system or law, there was no occasion for studying any subject, or being interested in anything excepting a religion which took care of the soul. As man doubted the primitive conceptions about religion, and no longer accepted the literal, miraculous teachings of ancient books, he set himself to understand nature.”
“When every fact, every present or past phenomenon of that universe, every phase of present or past life therein, has been examined, classified, and co-ordinated with the rest, then the mission of science will be completed. What is this but saying that the task of science can never end till man ceases to be, till history is no longer made, and development itself ceases?”
Source: The Grammar of Science
“When every high school graduate can spell the word, 'inauguration,' let's put lampshades on our heads and listen to his speeches until Obama's voice gives out.”
“When every hope is gone, 'when helpers fail and comforts flee,' I find that help arrives somehow, from I know not where. Supplication, worship, prayer are no superstition; they are acts more real than the acts of eating, drinking, sitting or walking. It is no exaggeration to say that they alone are real, all else is unreal.”
Source: Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
“When every inch of the world is known, sleep may be the only wilderness that we have left.”
“When every leaf is shed, the branches still remain and faraway in the woods though a robin cries, the song still remains for as the days unwind, they bring you sadness in the moments that should have held joy....”
“When every little thing in life, whether it is a pebble or an ant, starts surprising you, then you are living a joyful life full of curiosity.”
“When every man has realized that his birth is a defeat, existence, endurable at last, will seem like the day after a surrender, like the relief and the repose of the conquered.”
Source: The Trouble with Being Born
“When every memory has been made and the pages start to fade. And every prayer you ever prayed is heaven bound. When you think the ride is over, you're back at the beginning. Love is never-ending.”
“When every minute of your day is planned & you are packed for days,
you shall soon realize that the pain of past fades, vision of life gets
clearer and all that seemed to poison your life Ceases to exist.”
“When every moment is constantly being filmed, it’s hard to relax.”
“When every moment, you experience yourself as the source of creation, not as a piece of creation, then you are realized.”
“When every move is under surveillance, the real revolution occurs in the mind, where the desire to reveal the concealed reality becomes unstoppable.”
Source: Obedience is Happiness: The Promises Of Tomorrow
“When every one is to cultivate himself into man, condemning a man to machine-like labor amounts to the same thing as slavery. If a factory-worker must tire himself to death twelve hours and more, he is cut off from becoming man. Every labor is to have the intent that the man be satisfied.... His labor is nothing taken by itself, has no object in itself, is nothing complete in itself; he labors only into another's hands, and is used (exploited) by this other.”
“When every one of your arguments is characterized an attempt to bring back slavery or resegregate lunch counters, it's a little hard to have any sort of productive debate.”
“When every opportunity given to you is used to serve the people, you are on the path of life’s purpose to the fullness.”
Source: The Mountain of Ignorance
“When every other facet of my life was a mess, music stayed true as math.”
Source: Dirty Little Secret