“I am a firm believer that every few years one needs to shake one's life through a sieve, like a miner in the Yukon. The gold nuggets remain. The rest falls through like the soft earth it is.” NeedsYearsEarthFallGoldBelieverFirmShakesMinersNuggetsYear OneYukon Book:Yes Please Source: Yes Please
“When a tree has been transplanted, though fierce winds may blow, it will not topple if it has a firm stake to hold it up. But even a tree that has grown up in place may fall over if its roots are weak.” IfsMayHas BeensFallTreeStrengthWindRootsWeakBlowFirmStakesFierce Book:The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin Source: The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin
“My mother was convinced, and on this head I have retained her firm belief, that to kill animals for the purpose of feeding on their flesh is one of the most deplorable and shameful infirmities of the human state; that it is one of those curses cast upon man either by his fall, or by the obduracy of his own perversity.” MenHumansStatesMotherPurposeFallBeliefAnimalCastsConvincedFleshFirmCurseFeedingVegetarianismShamefulInfirmityPerversityFirm Beliefs Author:Alphonse de Lamartine
“Only the flowing water is pure and sweet. Only the spinning top and the moving bicycle do not fall over. Rest is not found in irregular and purposeless motion, nor is it stagnation; all real and firm rest is to be sought in harmonious action.” RealActionMovingFallFoundWaterSweetPureFirmSpinningBicycleHarmoniousStagnationFlowing WaterSpinning Tops Author:Anna Brackett