“In enlightenment you have to convince a teacher not only that you are worthy of teaching, but then that they should show you some of the secrets.” ShouldShowsSecretTeacherTeachingEnlightenmentWorthyConvinceEnlightened Author:Frederick Lenz
“Deliberate long before thou consecrate a friend, and when thy impartial justice concludes him worthy of thy bosom, receive him joyfully, and entertain him wisely; impart thy secrets boldly, and mingle thy thoughts with his: he is thy very self; and use him so; if thou firmly think him faithful, thou makest him so.” IfsThinkingLongSelfUseJusticeSecretFriendsWorthyFaithfulDeliberateBosomsImpartMakestImpartial Justice Author:Francis Quarles
“I believe the life of every person is worthy of scrutiny, containing its own secrets and dramas.” BelievePersonsI BelieveSecretDramaWorthyScrutinyContaining Author:Krzysztof Kieslowski
“The good man shuns evil and follows good; he keeps secret that which ought to be hidden; he makes his virtues manifest to all; he does not forsake one in adversity; he gives in season: such are the marks of a worthy friend.” MenGivingDoeEvilSecretVirtueOughtSeasonsMarkAdversityWorthyGood ManManifestForsake Author:Bhartrhari
“Tell no one the secret that you want to keep, although he may be worthy of confidence; for no one will be so careful of your secret as yourself.” WantMaySecretConfidenceCarefulWorthySelf Confidence Author:Saadi
“And it is in this darkness, when there is nothing left in us that can please or comfort our own minds, when we seem to be useless and worthy of all contempt, when we seem to have failed, when we seem to be destroyed and devoured, it is then that the deep and secret selfishness that is too close to us for us to identify is stripped away from our souls. It is in this darkness that we find liberty. It is in this abandonment that we are made strong. This is the night which empties us and makes us pure.” MindMadeSoulSeemsNightLeftStrongSecretLibertyDarknessComfortPleasePureWorthyDestroyedSelfishnessUselessContemptAbandonment Author:Thomas Merton