Quotes from Ancient Times
I Ching 12th Century BC, Chinese Book of Changes
Great effort is required to arrest decay and restore vigor. One must exercise proper deliberation, plan carefully before making a move, and be alert in guarding against relapse following a renaissance.
He who possesses the source of enthusiasm will achieve great things. Doubt not. You will gather friends around you as a hair clasp gathers the hair.
A person in danger should not try to escape at one stroke. He should first calmly hold his own, then be satisfied with small gains, which will come by creative adaptations.
Change is certain. Peace is followed by disturbances; departure of evil men by their return. Such recurrences should not constitute occasions for sadness but realities for awareness, so that one may be happy in the interim.
Creativity comes from awakening and directing men's higher natures, which originate in the primal depths of the uni- verse and are appointed by Heaven.
One should act in consonance with the way of heaven and earth, which is enduring and eternal. The superior man perseveres long in his course, adapts to the times, but remains firm in his direction and correct in his goals.
He who possesses the source of Enthusiasm Will achieve great things. Doubt not. You will gather friends around you As a hair clasp gathers the hair.
The responses of human beings vary greatly under dangerous circumstances. The strong man advances boldly to meet them head on. The weak man grows agitated. But the superior man stands up to fate, endures resolutely in his inner certainty If ignorant both.
The way of the creative works through change and transformation, so that each thing receives its true nature and destiny and comes into permanent accord with the great harmony: this is what furthers and what perseveres.
The path that one person follows is not the correct path for any other person. Each of us must walk his own path to enlightenment— that is the way.
To slow time down, practice enjoying the moment. It is where we spend our entire lives.
A quiet-hearted person awakes with a smile on his lips and an eagerness in his heart for the day ahead.
When things reach the extreme, they alternate to the opposite.
Memorable Quotes
To have anything we want, we need only raise our level of consciousness to the level of consciousness where what we want exists.
We must go down to the very fundamentals of life. For any merely superficial ordering of life that leaves its deepest needs unsatisfied is as ineffectual as if no attempt at order had ever been made.
To attract people naturally, effortlessly, we need only follow the true prompting of our hearts.
Even the worst outcome we can imagine will ultimately benefit us.
All day long the superior man is creatively active.
Those above can ensure their position only by giving generously to those below.
If you are sincere, you have success in your heart, and whatever you do succeeds.
The superior man encourages the people at their work, and exhorts them to help one another.
Perseverance brings good fortune.
Insightful Quotes cards
It is true that we are in charge of our imaginations, and by using them to imagine wonderful futures for ourselves, and by acting on that basis, it will follow, unerringly, that for us, it will be so.
The path that one person follows is not the correct path for any other person. Each of us must walk his own path to enlightenment— that is the way.
To slow time down, practice enjoying the moment. It is where we spend our entire lives.
The master sees beyond what is obvious. He sees the unseen, feels the unfelt, and hears the unheard.
A person who speaks as if he knows everything soon drives away his listeners.
A quiet-hearted person awakes with a smile on his lips and an eagerness in his heart for the day ahead.