The destiny of man is in his own soul.
Herodotus.
“In peace, children inter their parents; war violates the order of nature and causes parents to inter their children.”
“If an important decision is to be made, they [the Persians] discuss the question when they are drunk, and the following day the master of the house where the discussion was held submits their decis...”
“Now if a man thus favoured died as he has lived, he will be just the one you are looking for: the only sort of person who deserves to be called happy. But mark this: until he is dead, keep the word...”
“It is the greatest and the tallest of trees that the gods bring low with bolts and thunder. For the gods love to thwart whatever is greater than the rest. They do not suffer pride in anyone but the...”
“Force has no place where there is need of skill.”
“Death is a delightful hiding place for weary men.”
“When man will return to nature, nature will return to him.”
“The sky is an enormous man.”
“When the full-grown poet came,Out spake pleased Nature (the round impassive globe, with all its shows of day and night,) saying, He is mine;But out spake too the Soul of man, proud, jealous and unr...”
“The Soul is attached to the world, and her Love contains the passion, beauty, and awe that make life worth living.”
“The true energy of Love confidently and unwaveringly burns away all sediment that clings to story while dropping us hard into the naked and raw hum of Right Now.”
“Once you know your Soul, you are never again subject to give your authority away. You own your truth directly and with certainty.”
“When you find your path in life and are in sync with your primary missions in this lifetime, everything else just falls into place.”
“Discovering and fulfilling your personal destiny is lifes ultimate challenge and its greatest reward.”
“I told you. You don't love someone because of their looks or their clothes or their car. You love them because they sing a song only your heart can understand.”