Agathos Quotes & Sayings

A man lusts to become a god ... and there is murder. Murder upon murder upon murder. Why is the world of men nothing but murder? — David Zindell

I wanted to experience both. I wanted worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence. I wanted what the Greeks called kalos kai agathos, the singular balance of the good and the beautiful. I'd been missing both during these last hard years, because both pleasure and devotion require a stress-free space in which to flourish and I'd been living in a giant trash compactor of nonstop anxiety. As for how to balance the urge for pleasure against the longing for devotion ... well, surely there was a way to learn that trick. — Elizabeth Gilbert

Legislation and adjudication must follow, and conform to, the progress of society. — Abraham Lincoln

A Murmur in the Trees - to note - Not loud enough - for Wind - A Star - not far enough to seek - Nor near enough - to find — Emily Dickinson

Until your personality has exhausted its obsession with running the show, your soul isn't given the space to express itself. Your personality can be threatened by your soul, because your personality has controlled your life for a long time and doesn't want to give up control. Your personality is like a wild horse that tries to throw off the rider trying to tame it. The rider is your soul. — Corinne McLaughlin

Kalos Kai Agathos, the singular balance of the good and the beautiful. — Elizabeth Gilbert

I do love editorials - you're free to do whatever you want and portray a different character. — Jacquelyn Jablonski

I can depend less and less on my own power and sense of direction ... It is so strange to advance backwards and get where you are going in a totally unexpected way — Thomas Merton