“He who seeks truth must be content with a lonely, little-trodden path. If he cannot worship her till she has been canonized by the shouts of the multitude, he must take his place with the members of that wretched crowd who shouted for two long hours, "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!" till truth, reason, and calmness were all drowned in noise.” IfsLittlesLongHas BeensTwoReasonTruthHoursPathMembersWorshipLonelyCrowdsNoiseMultitudesWretchedCalmnessDianaLong HoursEphesians Book:Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton Source: Sermons Preached at Trinity Chapel, Brighton
“Stick to the old truths and the old paths, and learn their di- vineness by sick-beds and in every-day work, and do not darken your mind with intellectual puzzles, which may breed disbelief, but can never breed vital religion or practical usefulness.” MindMayTruthPathBedIntellectualSickSticksPracticalsPuzzlesDisbeliefUsefulness Book:Charles Kingsley, His Letters and Memories of His Life Source: Charles Kingsley, His Letters and Memories of His Life
“The absolute truth cannot be realized within the domain of the ordinary mind, and the path beyond the ordinary mind is the path of the heart.” MindHeartTruthPathOrdinaryAbsolutesDomainAbsolute Truth Author:Sogyal Rinpoche
“...And these vicissitudes come best in youth; For when they happen at a riper age, People are apt to blame the Fates, forsooth, And wonder Providence is not more sage. Adversity is the first path to truth: He who hath proved war, storm, or woman's rage, Whether his winters be eighteen or eighty, Has won experience which is deem'd so weighty.” PeopleFirstsWarHappensTruthAgeWonderPathFateYouthAdversityBlameWinterStormRageProvidenceSageEightyEighteenVicissitudes Book:DON JUAN Source: DON JUAN