26 August 2013

The Prayer


My brother kneels, so saith Kabir,
To stone and brass in heathen-wise,
But in my brother’s voice I hear
My own unanswered agonies,
His God is as his fates assign,
His prayer is all the world’s – and mine.
Rudyard Kipling

20 August 2013

"Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others ...."


“Love is but the discovery of ourselves in others, and the delight in the recognition.”

17 August 2013

"Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum."

"Life is painting a picture, not doing a sum."
Oliver W Holmes

15 August 2013

"As fire cleanses dross ...."

 
"As fire cleanses dross,
May the flame of passion
Burn away what is false."

14 August 2013

"For the sweet love remembered ...."

"For the sweet love remembered such wealth brings
That then I scorn to change my state with kings."

12 August 2013

"The measure of mental health ...."

"The measure of mental health is the disposition to find good everywhere."