Transcending Thought

One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.

Quotes by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

First Consciousness

There is nothing holier in this life of ours than the first consciousness of love, the first fluttering of its silken wings.

To Judge

We judge ourselves by what we feel capable of doing, while others judge us by what we have already done.

Improve the Present

Look not mournfully into the past. It comes not back again. Wisely improve the present. It is thine. Go forth to meet the shadowy future, without fear.