Taftan Quotes & Sayings

Just one quality of the Buddha has to be remembered. He consists only of one quality: witnessing. This small word witnessing contains the whole of spirituality. Witness that you are not the body. Witness that you are not the mind. Witness that you are only a witness. As the witnessing deepens, you start becoming drunk with the divine. That is what is called ecstasy. — Rajneesh

None of the great discoveries was made by a 'specialist' or a 'researcher'. — Martin H. Fischer

Hrun the Barbarian, who was practilly an academic by Hub standards in that he could think without moving his lips. — Terry Pratchett

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Justice: Wrong none by doing injuries or omitting the benefits that are your duty. — Benjamin Franklin

The wicked natural man loves contest; the weak natural man loves excitement. An — Mrs. Alfred Gatty

Another useful point to bear in mind: What qualities has nature given us to counter that defect? As an antidote to unkindness it gave us kindness. And other qualities to balance other flaws. — Marcus Aurelius

A leading humanist scholar and occupied many public offices, including that of Lord Chancellor from 1529 to 1532. More coined the word "utopia", a name he gave to an ideal, imaginary island nation whose political system he described in a book published in 1516. He is chiefly remembered for his principled refusal to accept King Henry VIII's claim to be supreme head of the Church of England, a decision which ended his political career and led to his execution as a traitor. In 1935, four hundred years after his death, More was canonized in the Catholic Church by Pope Pius XI, and was later declared the patron saint of lawyers and statesmen — Thomas More

I'm a very introverted person. Nothing that's happened has changed that, but one of the reasons I write for teens is it's a real privilege to have a seat at the table in the lives of young people when they're figuring out what matters to them. — John Green

One of the greatest tragedies of our time, is this impression that has been created that science and religion have to be at war — Francis Collins

my digs look as if they've been dug — David Nicholls

I felt that this must be what it would be like to be married to someone, a constant back and forth of bickering, watching out for any stray comment in a conversation that might be corrected, anything to keep gaining the upper hand, the advantage, bringing one closer to taking the game, the set and the whole blasted match without ever ceding a point. — John Boyne

When a marriage culture fails, sexual desire no longer unites; instead it fragments. — Maggie Gallagher