Scrimshander Quotes & Sayings

One is always punished out of season. — Marguerite Yourcenar

Nearly all samurai practice Zen - it is the Way of Enlightenment."
"Possibly the light of Zen is so strong that it has blinded me to its virtue." Yoshitoki smiled.
"It is very good discipline for the mind, as the martial arts are for the body." Kenmotsu looked very smug as he said this. "I do Zazen twice a week."
"I think it will do no-one any harm, though personally I find it more pleasant to think than to empty my mind of thought. — Erik Christian Haugaard

Every night, contemplate: What good did I do today? How can I do better tomorrow? — Mata Amritanandamayi

Closed minds close doors. — Tonya Sheridan

How can I study from below, that which is above? — Aristophanes

You can't hide behind the guise of fiction. No matter how autobiographical a fictional scene is, you can always tell the reader - in protecting yourself - that you made it up. — Rob Roberge

I wish that without me your heart would break, i wish that without me you'd be spending the rest of your nights awake, I wish that without me you couldn't eat, I wish I was the last thing on your mind before you went to sleep — Kate Nash

Whether we remain the ash or become the phoenix is up to us. — Ming-Dao Deng

My thoughts turned back to my parents and their apparent penchant for being big ol' liars. — Rachel Hawkins

You can never control how people respond to your work. You can only control your own work ethic. — Kerry Washington

We get good grades or poor grades - according to our attitudes. — Sterling W. Sill

The secret of getting along with people is that of postponing quarrels. — Murray Leinster