From Laozi: “Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?”
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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.”
Quote of the day 11/18/2025
From Marcus Aurelius: “Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.”
Quote of the day 10/29/25
From Gautama Buddha: “If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.”
Quote of the day 10/28/25
From Gautama Buddha: “Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.”
Quote of the day 10/19/25
From Baruch Spinoza: “I can control my passions and emotions if I can understand their nature.”
Quote of the day 10/12/25
From Plato: “Understanding is the natural faculty of the soul; it is not a result of teaching but of remembering.”
Quote of the day 09/12/25
From Kazuo Ishiguro: “What is pertinent is the calmness of beauty, its sense of restraint. It is as though the land knows of its own beauty, its own greatness, and feels no need to shout it.”