The best-regulated home is always that in which the discipline is the most perfect, and yet where it is the least felt. Moral discipline acts with the force of a law of nature. Samuel Smiles actdisciplinefelt Change image and share on social
Poetry is but another form of inquiry into the nature of phenomena, using with its own unique procedures and tools. John Barton forminquirynature Change image and share on social
Nature was here a series of wonders, and a fund of delight. Daniel Boone delightfundnature Change image and share on social
There is no doubt that breath control is the means for mind control because the mind, like breath, is a part of air; because the nature of mobility is common to both; because the place of origin is the same for both; and because when one of them is controlled, the other gets controlled. Ramana Maharshi airbreathcommon share on social
Experiences such as, 'I went; I came; I was; I did,' come naturally to everyone. From these experiences, does it not appear that the consciousness 'I' is the subject of those various acts? Enquiry into the true nature of that consciousness, and remaining as oneself, is the way to understand, through enquiry, one's true nature. Ramana Maharshi actconsciousnessenquiry share on social
The mind itself is of the form of all, i.e., of soul, God and world; when it becomes of the form of the Self through knowledge, there is release, which is of the nature of Brahman: this is the teaching. Ramana Maharshi brahmanformgod share on social
God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools. John Muir avalanchecaredisease Change image and share on social
Well, I'm a writer by nature, and I got a little bit - a little taste of a daily fast-paced writing job, writing career, and I loved it. Victoria Gotti bitecareerdaily Change image and share on social
Even in winter an isolated patch of snow has a special quality. Andy Goldsworthy isolatepatchquality Change image and share on social
Nature has no principles. She makes no distinction between good and evil. Anatole France distinctionevilgood Change image and share on social