“A ship's engine far away on the water expands the summer-night horizon. Both joy and sorrow swell in the dew's magnifying glass. Without really knowing, we divine; our life has a sister ship, following quietly another route. While the sun blazes behind the islands.” JoyNightWaterBehindsSunKnowingOur LivesDivineSorrowSummerGlassesFollowingShipsIslandsHorizonEnginesFar AwayRoutesDewJoys And SorrowsMagnifyingSummer NightsMagnifying Glass Author:Tomas Transtromer
“Alas, by what rude fate Our lives, like ships at sea, an instant meet, Then part forever on their courses fleet.” CoursesForeverOur LivesFateSeaShipsInstantRudeAlasShips At Sea Book:The Poetical Works of Edmund Clarence Stedman Source: The Poetical Works of Edmund Clarence Stedman
“If the behaviour of babies and small children is any guide, we emerge into the world with our tendencies to imbalance already well entrenched. In our playpens and high chairs, we are rarely far from displaying either hysterical happiness or savage disappointment, love or rage, mania or exhaustion--and, despite the growth of a more temperate exterior in adulthood, we seldom succeed in laying claim to lasting equilibrium, traversing our lives like stubbornly listing ships on choppy seas.” IfsWorldWellsChildrenGrowthOur LivesSeaBabySucceedClaimsDisappointmentGuidesRageShipsTendenciesDespiteChairsLastingAdulthoodBehaviourSavagesEquilibriumExhaustionExteriorSmall ChildHystericalImbalanceManiaDisappointment Love Author:Alain de Botton
“This is the way we win over our enemies, not with bigger weapons, or faster ships, but with human courage, ingenuity, and sacrifice. Don't lose hope. We've faced the darkness before-it has nothing new to teach us. As we go about our lives, let us remember the example Dr. Navarro set for us. At the right time, anyone can be a hero.” WayHumansRememberWinningLosesEnemyTeachDarknessOur LivesSacrificeExampleHeroWeaponsBiggerShipsFasterDrsRight TimeIngenuityNothing NewDon't Lose Hope Author:Ann Aguirre
“To have meaning, our lives require both passion and purpose. A life without passion is like a furnace without fuel, and without purpose, like a ship without a rudder.” LifePurposePassionOur LivesShipsFuelFurnacesRudders Author:Mardy Grothe
“Small events and choices determine the direction of our lives just as small helms determine the directions of great ships.” ChoicesOur LivesEventsDetermineShipsHelmSmall Events Author:M. Russell Ballard
“It's indispensable to fully understand the basis and modus operandi of the Law of Karma to orientate the ship of our life in a positive and exemplary way.” WayLawOur LivesBasesKarmaShipsIndispensableExemplaryModus OperandiLaw Of Karma Author:Samael Aun Weor
“The black man will inherit the earth; he will resume control, taking back the position he held centuries ago when the white devil was crawling around the caves of Europe on his all fours. Before the white devil came into our lives we had a civilization, we had a culture, we were living in silks and satins. Then he put us in chains and put us aboard the "Good Ship Jesus," and we have lived in hell ever since.” MenEarthCultureJesusBlackWhiteHellOur LivesCenturyPositionCivilizationDevilEuropeShipsChainsCavesSilkResumesCrawlingSatinFours Author:Malcolm X