Miscellaneous wisdom

When the king is concerned with justice, the nation will be strong, but when he is only concerned with money, he will ruin his country.    

 Proverbs 19:4

All language is a mandorla; a well-structured sentence is of this nature. 
That is probably why we like to talk so much; good talk restores unity to a fragmented world.
                                                Robert A. Johnson, Owning Your Own Shadow

The poet’s eye,
In fine frenzy rolling,
Doth glance from heaven to earth,
    From earth to heaven;
And as imagination bodies forth
The forms of things unknown,
    The poet’s pen
Turns them to shapes and
Gives to airy nothing
A local habitation and a name.

        Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s Dream

People who want to travel may not be as interested in geography as in the hope that they will meet people more interesting than the ones they already know.  They are too polite to admit this to their own family and friends - and possibly to themselves. 
                                                                W. Wenn

“By standing still, we overtake those who are running.”

                                                          Katho Upanishad                                       

Art should elevate the human mind,
create an inner stillness, and connect us to what is
‘grave and constant’ in the lot of humankind.” 

                                            Robert A. Johnson quoting James Joyce


Human-sized love
is based upon knowing a person as she or he really is, not grasping for your own unrealized qualities.  Reality is far nobler than any projection.” 

  Robert A. Johnson, Contentment, p. 44

On the whole, it is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them.                                     Mark Twain’s Notebook

You must be the change you wish to see.

                                                           Gandhi 


We have no art; we make everything as beautiful as we can.
                                                         Balinese saying

Democracy without education is allowing the children to run the school.

                                                              W. Wenn

"We are all spiritual beings having a human experience."  

                                                              anonymous

Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others.  
Winston Churchill

As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.   

                                                               John F. Kennedy


No longer forward nor behind
I look in hope or fear;
But, grateful, take the good I find,
The best of now and here.
    John Greenleaf Whittier

The great awareness comes slowly, piece by piece.
The path of spiritual growth is a path of lifelong learning.
The experience of spiritual power is basically a joyful one. 

Scott Peck

Our intellect has achieved the most tremendous things, but in the meantime our spiritual dwelling has fallen into disrepair. 
             Karl Jung


"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known." 
               Carl Sagan



"You'll never have a quiet world until you knock the patriotism out of the human race."
    George Bernard Shaw

"It is not for him to pride himself who loveth his own country, but rather for him who loveth the whole world. The earth is but one country and mankind its citizens."
    Baha’u’llah


"Our democracy must be not only the envy of the world but the engine of our own renewal. There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America."    
              William Jefferson Clinton


"The real measure of your wealth is how much you'd be worth if you lost
 all your money."   anonymous