“Sing songs that none have sung, think thoughts that ne'er in the brain have rung, Walk in paths that none have trod, weep tears as none have shed for God, Give peace to all to whom none other gave, Claim him your own who's everywhere disclaimed. Love all with love that none have felt and Brave the battle of life with strength unchained.” ThinkingGivingSongFeltWalksHealingBrainPathTearsBattleClaimsBraveShedBattle Of Life Author:Paramahansa Yogananda
“Gangsters live for the action. The closer to death, the nearer to the heated coil of the moment, the more alive they feel. Most would rather succumb to a barrage of bullets from a roomful of sworn enemies than to the debilitation of old age, dying the death of the feeble. A gangster becomes as addicted to the thrill of the battle and the potential to die in the midst of it as he does to he more attractive lures in his path. In his world, the potential for death exists every day. The better gangsters don't shy away from such a dreaded possibility but rather find comfort in its proximity.” WorldFeelsDoeMomentsAgeActionDiesEnemyPathAliveDyingPossibilityComfortBattleOld AgeAttractiveShyMidstBulletsThrillGangstersLureProximity Book:Gangster Source: Gangster
“The easy path of aging is to become a thick-skinned, unbudging curmudgeon, a battle-ax. To grow soft and sweet is the harder way.” WayWisdomFunGrowsEasyPathSweetBattleHarderAgingThickCurmudgeon Author:James Hillman
“My interest, perhaps, came out of the trauma of being a young immigrant in this country and constantly feeling my "resident alien" status. I remember trying to learn English on kindergarten playgrounds. I tried hard to be a convincing American but it was a losing battle. I was labeled weird and that tag never left me - all through high school, I was always the oddball. It was not always an easy path - I just had to tell myself that one day, being on the periphery would become an asset (and I think it finally has, as a creative adult).” ThinkingTryingCountryHardFeelingsSchoolRememberYoungLeftEasyInterestCreativePathBattleOne DayLosingHigh SchoolAdultsTraumaAliensImmigrantsAssetsConvincingTagPlaygroundsResidentsKindergartenPeripheryOddballs Author:Porochista Khakpour
“I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in the midst of battle.” GivingI CanHelpingBeautifulSoundPathBattleReliefRejectsMidstSufismBeautiful LifeLoving LifeNonconformity Author:Naguib Mahfouz
“You don't argue with a four-year old about why he shouldn't eat candy for dinner. You don't punch a mentally handicapped guy even if he punches you first. And you don't argue when a women tells you she's only making 80 cents to your dollar. It's the path of least resistance. You save your energy for more important battles.” IfsYearsFirstsImportantGuyEnergyPathFourBattleDollarsDinnerArguingResistanceFour YearsCentsCandyHandicappedDilbertPath Of Least ResistanceMentally Handicapped Author:Scott Adams
“My life had taken a stranger turn than I could've ever imagined. What was I doing on this path? Where was I headed really? Who was I to take on a battle between powers I didn't understand— armed with a runaway cat, a uniquely bad drummer, a pair of garden shears, and an Ovaltine-drinking teen Galileo? To save a girl who didn't want to be saved?” WantTurnsGirlPathTakenBattleGardenCatDrinkingStrangerSavedPairsDrummerRunawayShears Author:Kami Garcia