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Quote of the day 07/12/25

From Basho: “Sitting quietly, doing nothing;Spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.”

Quote of the day 07/11/25

From Basho: “Real poetry is to lead a beautiful life. To live poetry is better than to write it.”

Quote of the day 07/10/25

From Basho: “Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise; seek what they sought.”

Quote of the day 06/18/25

From William Blake: “To see a World in a Grain of SandAnd a Heaven in a Wild Flower,Hold Infinity in the palm of your handAnd Eternity in an hour.”

Quote of the day 06/16/25

From Samuel Taylor Coleridge: “No mind is thoroughly well-organized that is deficient in a sense of humor.”

Quote of the day 06/14/25

From Samuel Taylor Coleridge: “The happiness of life is made up of minute fractions – the little, soon forgotten charities of a kiss or a smile, a kind look or heartfelt compliment.”

Quote of the day 06/11/25

From Edwin Arnold: “Steadfast a lamp burns sheltered from the wind;Such is the likeness of the Yogi’s mindShut from sense-storms and burning bright to Heaven.”

From R.H. Blyth: “In conclusion, let us say that Shakespeare had a religion, a religion which could ask and answer the question which Macduff asked, when his wife and children were all murdered at one fell swoop: ‘Did heaven look on, And would not take their part?’ What is the answer to the question? ItContinue reading “Quote of the day 06/10/25”

Quote of the day 06/09/25

From R.H. Blyth: “It is only the simple but far-reaching fact that Goodness is on the side of goodness rather than badness, that is to say, the fact that evil in its own nature destroys itself, that makes Iago a failure.”

Quote of the day 06/05/25

From R.H. Blyth: “…when we think about ourselves, we are deeply conscious of our physical pains and pleasure, but if we forget ourselves, the body too, becoming one with the mind, is hardly aware of its pain and pleasure, cold and heat. How much our happiness depends upon the condition of our minds, is shownContinue reading “Quote of the day 06/05/25”