“Every human action gains in honor, in grace, in all true magnificence, by its regard to things that are to come. It is the far sight, the quiet and confident patience, that, above all other attributes, separate man from man, and near him to his Maker; and there is no action nor art, whose majesty we may not measure by this test.” MenHumansMayArtActionGraceHonorFutureQuietGainsTestsSightRegardMakersAttributesMajestyMagnificenceHuman Actions Book:The seven lamps of architecture Source: The seven lamps of architecture
“A pure, sincere, and stable spirit is not distracted though it be employed in many works; for that it works all to the honor of God, and inwardly being still and quiet, seeks not itself in any thing it doth.” StillsSpiritHonorPureQuietSincereStableEmployedDistracted Author:Thomas a Kempis
“You honor your writing space by recovering, if you are an addict. You honor your writing space by becoming an anxiety expert, a real pro at mindfulness and personal calming. You honor your writing space by affirming that you matter, that your writing life matters, and that your current writing project matters. You honor your writing space by entering it with this mantra: “I am ready to work.” You enter, grow quiet, and vanish into your writing.” IfsWritingRealMatterGrowsSpaceReadyBecomingHonorQuietAnxietyProjectsMindfulnessCurrentsExpertsEnteringAddictWriting LifeMantrasCalmingRecoveringAffirming Author:Eric Maisel