From Śāntideva: “So take advantage of this human boat. Free yourself from sorrow’s mighty stream! This vessel will be later hard to find. The time that you have now, you fool, is not for sleep!”
Tag Archives: inspiration
Quote of the day 10/02/25
From Śāntideva: “We are the authors of our own destiny; and being the authors, we are ultimately, perhaps frighteningly, free.”
Quote of the day 09/23/25
From Xenophon: “Nothing that is really good and admirable is granted by the gods to men without some effort and application.”
Quote of the day 09/21/25
From Xenophon: “Whatever you determine to be right, with diligence endeavour to perform.”
Quote of the day 09/17/25
From Xenophon: “Moderation in all things healthful; total abstinence from all things harmful.”
Quote of the day 09/11/25
From Kazuo Ishiguro: “If you are under the impression you have already perfected yourself, you will never rise to the heights you are no doubt capable of.”
Quote of the day 08/25/25
From Haruki Murakami: “Pain is inevitable. Suffering is optional.”
Quote of the day 08/21/25
From Henri Bergson: “Think like a man of action, act like a man of thought.”
Quote of the day 08/19/25
From E.E. Cummings: “Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.”
Quote of the day 08/18/25
From E.E. Cummings: “Unbeing dead isn’t being alive.”
