A good soldier is never agressive; A good fighter is never angry. The best way of conquering an enemy Is to win him over by not antagonizing him. The best way of employing a man Is to serve under him. This is called the virtue of non-striving! This is called […] Read more
Black Stone Lying on a White Stone
I will die in Paris, on a rainy day, on some day I can already remember. I will die in Paris – and I don’t step aside – perhaps on a Thursday, as today is Thursday, in autumn. It will be a Thursday, because today, Thursday, setting down these lines, […] Read more
There’s No Time Like the Present
To change ones life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. William James Read more
The Gambler
Gamble everything for love, if you’re a true human being. If not, leave this gathering. Half-heartedness doesn’t reach into majesty. You set out to find God, but then you keep stopping for long periods at mean-spirited roadhouses. Rumi Read more
Lord Knows I Try
By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity — another man’s I mean. Mark Twain Read more
Cold Mountain
All your days are like a drunken stupor, but the flowing years never for a moment stand still. When you’re buried under the weed-grown turf, how black will be the moon that shines down there! When bones and flesh have rotted and scattered and the spirit is fading away, though […] Read more
Time to Eat
Why Just show you God’s menu? Hell, we are all Starving – Let’s Eat Read more