February 2012
235 posts
〇: 10 Eternal Truths of the Gentlemanly Life →
nirvikalpa:
From the book How to Be a Gentleman by John Bridges, and worth repeating.
A gentleman says “please” and “thank you,” readily and often.
A gentleman does not disparage the beliefs of others—whether they relate to matters of faith, politics, or sports teams.
A gentleman always carries…
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your...”
– Maya Angelou (via beautifulurself)
“Let’s trade in all our judging for appreciating.
Let’s lay down our...”
– Ram Dass (via nirvikalpa)
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Today was such an amazing and blessed day. Decided to leave all kinds of negativity out of my life. Whenever a negative or judgmental thought goes through my mind, I immediately stop and pray. Pray for that person or ask God for help. I then let the idea float away and be gone. It’s working out great so far! Law of attraction at its finest :) -exam for Psychobiology -_- thought I did fairly...
“Many of us spend our whole lives running from feeling with the mistaken belief...”
– Saint Bartholomew (via lucifelle)
“It doesn’t interest me what you do for a living.
I want to know what you ache...”
– Oriah Mountain Dreamer (via moreofamore)
“I have the choice of being constantly active and happy or introspectively...”
– Sylvia Plath, The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath (via -bookworm)
“Anger is just a cowardly extension of sadness. It’s a lot easier to be angry at...”
– Tom Gates (via moreofamore)
“It’s the action, not the fruit of the action, that’s important. You have to do...”
– Mahatma Gandhi (via likethesun)
“Open hearts always recognize each other. Open hearts do not judge the universe....”
– Suci Kumar (via moreofamore)
“Most people don’t know the answer to the question, “How are you? How do you...”
– S.I. Hayakawa (via light-essence)
That feeling you get in the pit of your stomach when you know you’re fucked…
So Many Skins
lovelydeen:
A human being has so many skins inside, covering the depths of the heart. We know so many things, but we don’t know ourselves! Why, thirty or forty skins or hides, as thick and hard as an ox’s or a bear’s, cover the soul. Go into your own ground and learn to know yourself there. Meister Eckhart
