If the attainment of peace is the ultimate objective of all statesmen, it is, at the same time, something very ordinary, closely tied to the daily life of each individual.
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.
The beauty of happiness is that you can solely attain it despite what people say or think about you.
At no given point in life should you stop aiming for a better mindset, a greater drive, and the attainment more positive results.
Civilization will not attain to its perfection until the last stone from the last church falls on the last priest.
The embryological record is almost always abbreviated in accordance with the tendency of nature (to be explained on the principle of survival of the fittest) to attain her needs by the easiest means.
I have finally redeemed myself of people's expectations of me, and so I have attained the freedom to be who and what I dreamed myself being.
“There is a space between man's [sic] imagination and man's [sic] attainment that may only be traversed by his longing.” ― Khalil Gibran [sick]
The engineer, and more generally the designer, is concerned with how things ought to be - how they ought to be in order to attain goals, and to function.
When possession of wealth or splendors brings happiness- it is an illusion, when attainment of certain mental state brings happiness- it is a real possession.
A peaceful mind appreciates the present moment as the living embodiment of naked perfection, rather than a means to future attainment.
So, practice, particularly after you've attained a job, any kind of job, like playing with a four piece band, that's... an opportunity to develop.
Vision attained through mindful thinking, imagination and purpose reveals both the forest and the trees – as well as a path forward.
This is our mercury, our lunary, but whosoever thinks of any other water besides this, is ignorant and foolish, never attaining to the desired effects.
Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain.
The novel is the highest form of human expression so far attained. Why? Because it is so incapable of the absolute.
Dear Teens at Starbucks wearing 'Abstain from Sex 2 Attain Ur Goals' t-shirts: Doesn't it depend on what my goals are?
I never read the whole Zen koan – I just skip to the end to find out if the monk attained enlightenment.
When complaints are freely heard, deeply considered and speedily reformed, then is the utmost bound of civil liberty attained that wise men look for.
It's hard for me to stay silent when I keep hearing that peace is only attainable through war. There's nothing more scary than watching ignorance in action.
If we can soften our hearts, and if we can access the pure and simple aspect of our nature, then we can regain the realization that everything we need is already inside us and anything is attainable.
