“What I mean by living to one's-self is living in the world, as in it, not of it: it is as if no one know there was such a person, and you wished no one to know it: it is to be a silent spectator of the mighty scene of things, not an object of attention or curiosity in it; to take a thoughtful, anxious interest in what is passing in the world, but not to feel the slightest inclination to make or meddle with it.” IfsKnowsWorldFeelsMeanPersonsSelfInterestAttentionObjectsSceneSilentCuriosityPassingPassingsThoughtfulAnxiousInclinationSpectators Book:Table-talk: Or Original Essays Source: Table-talk: Or Original Essays
“Speaking of opinions, the charming woman does not air hers very freely. The crude woman is eager to let you know what she thinks of every matter, person or object that bobs up. She comments on every passing item - even in public, as you may have noticed. Not only is it bad taste for her to be so desperately interested in her own reactions and opinions - but she throws away the precious aura of reserve and mystery that makes a woman attractive.” ThinkingKnowsMayPersonsDoeMatterOpinionAirMysteryObjectsTasteReactionsPassingPassingsAttractiveCommentBobReservesCharmingItemsCrudeAurasBad TasteCharming Woman Author:Margery Wilson
“I don't get a big charge out of being the leading scorer. The object of competing is winning. I just try to do what has to be done for us to win. That might be anything at the time - defense, rebounding, passing. I get great satisfaction out of being a team player.” TryingDoneBigsMightWinningPlayerTeamObjectsSatisfactionDefensePassingPassingsCompetingTeam Player Author:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
“I like old people when they have aged well. And old houses with an accumulation of sweet honest living in them are good. And the timelessness that only the passing of Time itself can give to objects both inside and outside the spirit is a continuing reassurance.” PeopleGivingWellsSpiritTimeHouseHonestObjectsSweetAgingPassingPassingsContinuingOld PeopleAccumulationReassuranceTimelessnessOld HousesInside And OutsideHonest Living Author:M. F. K. Fisher
“These are the poems of a traveler and a lover who feels both the terror of time passing and the consolation of eternity. From such tension spring lovely poetic objects, ready for intelligent use.” FeelsUseObjectsReadyLoversSpringEternityIntelligentTerrorLovelyPassingPassingsTensionPoeticTravelerConsolationTime PassingTime Passes Author:Andrei Codrescu
“Wake up and realize this is all made up of thoughts, just thoughts. Your appreciation of beauty is a thought; your aversion to an object that is ugly is a thought. Your craving or aversion is nothing but a passing thought in the mind. Realize this is just a thought and you will be free.” MindMadeRealizingObjectsWake UpAppreciationUglyPassingPassingsCravingAversionJust A Thought Author:Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
“Describe your sorrows and desires, passing thoughts and the belief in some sort of beauty-describe all these with loving, quiet, humble sincerity, and use, to express yourself, the things in your environment, the images from your dreams, and the objects of your memory.” UseDreamDesireBeliefMemoriesEnvironmentObjectsSorrowQuietHumblePassingPassingsYour DreamsSincerityOur EnvironmentOur MemoriesExpress Yourself Author:Rainer Maria Rilke