From Henry David Thoreau: “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life.”
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Quote of the day 02/05/26
Zen proverb: “The quieter you become, the more you can hear.”
Quote of the day 01/26/26
From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air.”
Quote of the day 01/11/26
From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.”
Quote of the day 01/09/26
From Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
Quote of the day 12/12/25
From William James: “We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.”
Quote of the day 12/02/25
From Laozi: “Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?”
Quote of the day 11/22/25
From Marcus Aurelius: “We should remember that even Nature’s inadvertence has its own charm, its own attractiveness. The way loaves of bread split open on top in the oven; the ridges are just by-products of the baking, and yet pleasing, somehow: they rouse our appetite without our knowing why.Or how ripe figs begin to burst.AndContinue reading “Quote of the day 11/22/25”
Quote of the day 11/20/25
From Matsuo Basho: “It was with awe That I beheld Fresh leaves, green leaves, Bright in the sun”
Quote of the day 11/19/25
From Marcus Aurelius: “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive-to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”