“The only thing that has kept the race of men from the mad extremes of the convent and the pirate-galley, the night-club and the lethal chamber, has been mysticism - the belief that logic is misleading, and that things are not what they seem.” MenHas BeensSeemsNightBeliefRaceLogicMadClubsExtremesMysticismChamberMisleadPirateNight ClubThings Are Not What They Seem Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“And one cold starry night / Whatever your belief / The phoenix will take flight / Over the seas of grief / To sing her thrilling song / To stars and waves and sky / For neither old nor young / The phoenix does not die.” DoeYoungNightSongDiesBeliefStarsGriefSeaSkyColdWaveFlightThrillingPhoenixStarry Night Author:May Sarton
“A strict belief in fate is the worst of slavery, imposing upon our necks an everlasting lord and tyrant, whom we are to stand in awe of night and day.” NightBeliefLordFateWorstSlaveryAweNecksTyrantsStrictEverlastingImposing Author:Epicurus
“Mystical experiences nearly always lead one to a belief that some aspect of consciousness is imperishable. In a Buddhist metaphor the consciousness of the individual is like a flame that burns through the night. It is not the same flame over time, yet neither is it another flame.” NightIndividualBeliefConsciousnessAspectMetaphorBuddhistFlamesMysticismMysticalMystical Experiences Author:Marilyn Ferguson
“A dull, dark, depressing day in Winter: the whole world looks like a Methodist church at Wednesday night prayer meeting.” WorldLooksWholeNightBeliefChurchDarkPrayerMeetingsWinterWhole WorldDullSuperstitionsDepressingWednesdayMethodistsPrayer MeetingDark DepressingWednesday Nights Book:Minority Report Source: Minority Report
“Millions of mutual-fund investors sleep well at night, serene in the belief that superior outcomes result from pooling funds with like-minded investors and engaging high-quality investment managers to provide professional insight. The conventional wisdom ends up hopelessly unwise, as evidence shows an overwhelming rate of failure by mutual funds to deliver on promises.” WellsEndsShowsNightBeliefSleepResultsQualityMillionsPromiseEvidenceInvestmentRateInvestingInsightSuperiorsManagersOutcomesFundMutualOverwhelmingInvestorsConventionalEngagingSereneHigh QualityConventional WisdomUnwiseMutual FundSleep Well Author:David F. Swensen
“No matter how much we may study, it is not possible to come to know God unless we live according to His commandments, for God is not know by science, but by the Holy Spirit. Many philosophers and learned men came to the belief that God exists, but they did not know God. It is one thing to belief that God exists and another to know Him. If someone has come to know God by the Holy Spirit, his soul will burn with love for God day and night, and his soul cannot be bound to any earthly thing.” IfsKnowsMenInspirationalMaySoulMatterChristianSpiritNightBeliefReligiousStudyOne ThingHolyBoundsPhilosopherGod LoveHoly SpiritOrthodoxCommandmentsKnowing GodDay And NightGod ExistsEarthly Things Author:Silouan the Athonite
“The power of belief, of God is beyond what mere mortals can Imagine. There is no restrictions in my Life. If I do what I love, work night and day, and I'm open to the spirits. that's when the "Greats" take over.” IfsSpiritNightBeliefImagineMereMortalsRestrictionPower Of BeliefMere Mortals Author:Richard Cabral