comedaybreak’s most recent Quotables

Nothing speaks to the heart of man like a good tale of adventure.

To you, O Sun, the people of Dorian Rhodes set up this bronze statue reaching to Olympus, when they had pacified the waves of war and crowned their city with the spoils taken from the enemy. Not only over the seas but also on land did they kindle the lovely torch of freedom and independence. For to the descendants of Herakles belongs dominion over sea and land.

'All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players:
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts.

Be not afraid of greatness. Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em.

They say: you don't know what you've got until it's gone. Truth: You knew exactly what you had, you just never thought you'd lose it.

I find that when you have a real interest in life and a curious life, that sleep is not the most important thing.

Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.

The great end of life is not knowledge but action.

Life is short, craft long, opportunity fleeting, experiment treacherous, judgment difficult.

Don't let your victories to your head nor your failures to your heart.

People who say what they think and then do what they say normally get what they want out of life.

The tragedy of life doesn't lie in not reaching your goal. The tragedy lies in having no goal to reach. It isn't a calamity to die with dreams unfulfilled, but it is a calamity not to dream. It is not a disgrace not to reach the stars, but it is a disgrace to have no stars to reach for. Not failure, but low aim is sin.

You do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. Do not even listen, simply wait. Do not even wait, be quiet still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked, it has no choice, it will roll in ecstasy at your feet.

Life is hectic, do nothing and the path will soon become clear.

If you do not feel yourself growing in your work and your life broadening and deepening, if your task is not a perpetual tonic to you, you have not found your place.

“Why is it that people usually find true direction in life at a time that seems the most confusing? My opinion is that when all roads seem to be blocked, there is only one way, and that is THROUGH!”

The great lesson from the true mystics is that the sacred is in the ordinary, that it is to be found in one's daily life, in one's neighbours, friends and family, and in one's backyard.

Imagine settling for a life you can have because you don't have the courage to go after the life you really want.

I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell - you see, I have friends in both places.

There are many things in life that will catch your eye, but only a few that will catch your heart. Pursue them.