Tirtha Quotes & Sayings

I am not a tree-hugger and I don't think mine is an extreme point of view. — Kevin Richardson

Things which do not require effort of some sort are seldom worth having. — Ivor Novello

You can't brace yourself for famine if you've never known hunger. — David Sedaris

It is dangerous for a spiritual master to accept almost any aspirant. Although it is an aspect of mercy, it is dangerous. The danger also depends on the spiritual potency of the particular guru. Without sufficient potency, a few offensive or faithless disciples can lead to the guru's fall. — Bhakti Tirtha Swami

She wasn't his first date
She wasn't his first kiss
She wasn't his first Video-chat
She wasn't his first breakup
But she was last all above
She was his first love — Subhasis Das

There are philosophies which are unendurable not because men are cowards, but because they are men. — Ludwig Lewisohn

Call me anything you like, but don't call me a lady. — Charlotte Whitton

as you think, so is your reality — Swami Sadashiva Tirtha

Masturbation is killing thousands and tens of thousands. — Ellen G. White

Spring brings warmth and blossom of flowers. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We are born in this world to lose as well as to gain, to have happiness as well as misery. Enrich your mind by understanding this and improve, gaining stability thereby. — Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha

I haven't had any problems with my back since I got the foot surgery. — Merle Haggard

The two real leads in 'Children of Men' are Clive Owen and the social environment. You know, this same movie without the social environment maybe is just like a generic chase movie. — Alfonso Cuaron

What most people want, I guess? I want the individual to know that if we unite, we are not powerless. — David Guetta

Humility does not mean to think yourself less, but to less think of yourself. — Bhakti Tirtha Swami

Be confident, cheerful and contented. The mind can produce any degree of contentment and peace. To generate these, no other agency or help is required. — Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha

Tyler said, taking a sip of Coke. He'd begun to notice a bit too much blood in his alcohol system lately. — John Ringo

Your mind has enormous hidden dimensions. Open yourselves completely to whatever reactions and emotions the world evokes from time to time. Accept them all without any reservation or resentment. By assimilating everything and all, your mind grows deeper, stabler and more enriched. — Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha

Nasty temper he's got, that Sirius Black. — J.K. Rowling

Receptivity and sensitiveness are what makes one's behaviour endearing and enriching. Do not try to thrust your likes and dislikes on others. Try instead, to find out what those around would expect from you and where you can possibly contribute. Rather than feeling conflict or confrontation every time, look for and generate greater notes of harmony. — Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha

Resiliency is not gender-, age-, or intellectually specific ... — Asa Don Brown

What attracted me about my mirrors was the idea of having nothing manipulated in them. A piece of bought mirror. Just hung there, without any addition, to operate immediately and directly. Even at the risk of being boring. Mere demonstration. The mirrors, and even more the Panes of Glass, were also certainly directed against Duchamp, against his Large Glass. — Gerhard Richter