Petje Voor Quotes & Sayings

No one lights a lamp in order to hide it behind the door: the purpose of light is to create more light, to open people's eyes, to reveal the marvels around. — Paulo Coelho

No one can obtain felicity by pursuit. This explains why one of the elements of being happy is the feeling that a debt of gratitude is owed, a debt impossible to pay. Now, we do not owe gratitude to ourselves. To be conscious of gratitude is to acknowledge a gift. — Josef Pieper

Judith realised, with horror, that they were heading over to talk to her, and couldn't find, at a quick glance, anyone else she knew well enough to get into a conversation with. There were, just occasionally, drawbacks to being a nasty old bitch. — Paul Cornell

It's important in show business to have friends who understand the cut and thrust of everyday working life and the constant rejection. — Julian Ovenden

The turbulence was purposeless, but in huge quantities of purposeless turbulence, purpose took shape. The — Liu Cixin

Transformation of the self are related to where you are, and identity Is dependent on others. — Siri Hustvedt

All we ever find is the arising and ceasing of the world as it has come to be now. When you snap your fingers, it's already gone. All that persists is thus. Thus is not an object of mind but Mind Itself. — Steve Hagen

Every scene of heaven in the Bible shows us a vision of the Church praying together and singing together and praising together. — Scot McKnight

Throughout the day remind yourself that you are moving through eternity. Be focused. Be centered. Be in the now. Know what is going on in the world. Read a newspaper once in a while. — Frederick Lenz

The world is neither good nor bad; the world is the world. The — Swami Vivekananda

They say that when a woman wants to end a relationship, she cuts off all of her hair. I've done that twice in my marriage but am still married. — Leslie Mann

We often think we know things when in fact it's only our imagination taking us further and further away from what is actually happening. What we imagine then seems very real to us. Soon we're caught up in our imaginary longings and loathings. But if you're here - truly present - you realize there's nothing to run from or to go after. You can stay calm ... Just be with this moment and see what's going on. (9) — Steve Hagen

I never understood bands saying Nirvana had anything to do with derailing their career. Maybe those bands didn't have the goods. — Nikki Sixx