Great Throughts Treasury

"Because, when you know that language, it's easy to understand that someone in the world awaits you, whether it's in the middle of the desert or in some great city. And when two such people encounter each other, and their eyes meet, the past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, ones dreams would have no meaning."

"Because, in real life, love needs to be possible. Even though there is no immediate retribution, love only gets you survive when there is hope, however distant it may be-that we will conquer the beloved. The rest is fantasy."

"Because you believed I was capable of behaving decently, I did."

"Because you forgot that the path to knowledge is a path that's open to everyone, to the common people."

"Because you're a prisoner of the past; Odhat failed and a new fear of defeat."

"Because, instead of bitterness, you feel enthusiasm. That is the only difference. Apart from that, one must respect the Mystery, and humbly accept that God has a plan for us. A generous plan, which leads us towards His presence, and which justifies these millions of stars, planets, black holes, etc. which we see tonight,"

"Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we?ve learned as we?ve moved toward that dream. That?s the point at which most people give up. It?s the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one 'dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon."

"Becoming conscious of three important things: First, as soon as people decide to confront a problem, they realize that they are far more capable than they thought they were. Second, all energy and all knowledge come from the same unknown source, which we usually call God. What I've tried to do in my life, ever since I first started out on what I believe to be my path, is to honor that energy, to connect up with it every day, to allow myself to be guided by the signs, to learn by doing and not by thinking about doing. Third, that no one is alone in their troubles; there is always someone else thinking, rejoicing, or suffering in the same way, and that gives us the strength to confront the challenge before us."

"Before I die, I want to fight for life."

"Being constantly subjected to tests of his persistence and courage. So he could not be hasty, nor impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens."

"Being human means having doubts and yet still continuing on your path."

"Believe that if Allah wants you to know something, someone will tell you."

"Between all the weapons of mass destruction invented by human speech remains the strongest and most dangerous weapon."

"Beware of anyone who tries to please you all the time."

"Behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire."

"Being happy is not a sin. No damage from the break - from time to time - some of the rules in eating and sleeping and happiness. Do not scold yourself if you are - sometimes - wasted your time on trifles or small follies. It?s small delights that motivate us."

"Better still to be alone with one's books. They tell their incredible stories at the time when you want to hear them. But when you're talking to people, they say some things that are so strange that you don't know how to continue the conversation."

"Best not to live than not loving."

"Blessed are those who are not afraid to admit what ignorant."

"Both of us unique, has its own qualities, and his instincts, and the kinds of pleasure to enjoy, and a desire to fight adventures. However, the society imposes on us always in the way of collective behavior, and do not stop what people are asking for them to act this way. They simply accept it."

"Break the glass, I thought to myself, because it is a symbolic gesture. Try to understand that within myself, things were breaking of much more importance than a glass, and I?m happy for that. Look to your own inner struggles and break this glass. Our parents taught us to be careful with glasses and with our bodies. They taught us that the passions of childhood are impossible; we should not remove men from the priesthood that people do not perform miracles and that no one goes on a journey without knowing where he wants to go. Break this cup, please, I thought to myself, and release of all these damn misconceptions, the habit you have of only doing that which everyone agrees with."

"Break a pact. Accept forgiveness. Make a bet."

"Break the glass, please, and free us from all these damned rules, from needing to find an explanation for everything, from doing only what others approve of."

"Brida?s eyes filled with tears. She was proud of her Soulmate. That is what the forest taught me. That you will never be mine, and that is why I will never lose you. You were my hope during my days of loneliness, my anxiety during moments of doubt, my certainty during moments of faith. Knowing that my Soulmate would come one day, I devoted myself to learning the Tradition of the Sun. Knowing that you existed was my one reason for continuing to live.?Brida could no longer conceal her tears. Then you came, and I understood all of this. You came to free me from the slavery I myself had created, to tell me that I was free to return to the world and to the things of the world. I understood everything I needed to know, and I love you more than all the women I have ever known, more than I loved the woman who, quite unwittingly, exiled me to the forest. I will always remember now that love is liberty. That was the lesson it took me so many years to learn. That is the lesson that sent me into exile and now sets me free again.?I will always remember you, and you will remember me, just as we will remember the evening, the rain on the windows, and all the things we?ll always have because we cannot possess them."

"But a warrior is never distracted."

"But as far as true goodness was concerned, that didn't exist - not in the land of cowardly men."

"But before I die, I want to fight for life. If he can go on his own feet, then I can go wherever I like."

"But don?t forget that memory is like salt: the right amount brings out the flavor in food, too much ruins it. If you live in the past all the time, you?ll find yourself with no present to remember."

"But everything Had changed, the oasis would never again have the same meaning it had had only yesterday . It will no longer be a place with fifty thousand palm trees and three hundred wells . From that day on , the oasis would be an empty place."

"But emotions were, indeed, wild horses and they demanded to be heard. Brida let them run free for a while until they grew tired."

"But first climber knows what great: accepting the challenge to continue to move forward. He knew that one day the same as any other day and every morning brings miracles themselves"

"But he to whom little is forgiven, loves little."

"But he was able to understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision."

"But ever since he had been a child, he had wanted to know the world, and this was much more important to him than knowing God and learning about man?s sins."

"But he was wrong. Because I had fought with my heart and defeated it long ago. I was certainly not going to become passionate about something that was impossible. I knew my limits; I knew how much suffering i could bear."

"But how can I predict the future? Thanks signals present. In the present lies the secret; if I paid attention to your present, you could make it better than it is. And improved when present, what comes, then, be better too."

"But I feel as if I have said everything of importance that I need to say, I feel as if I'm losing my memory and forgetting who I am."

"But how will I know who my Soulmate is? Brida felt that this was one of the most important questions she had ever asked in her life. By taking risks? she said to Brida. ? By risking failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in you search for Love. As long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end."

"But how to explain suffering because of a man? It's not explainable. With that kind of suffering, a person feels as if they're in hell, because there is no nobility, no greatness - only misery."

"But human beings are like that, she thought. We've replaced nearly all our emotions with fear."

"But I like all the others, I see the world as I want to be and not as they really are."

"But if we are talking in terms of making progress in life, we must understand that good enough is very different from best."

"But if I don?t think about love, I will be nothing."

"But if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World and you understand why you are here."

"But if you've ever felt love, you'll know how painful it is to suffer for love."

"But in the end, how many of us have seen how in an instant disappeared important things in life? And it's not only for people but also for ideals dreams. We are able to endure day, a week, a couple of years, but it always lose. Your body is still alive, but the soul is eventually dealt a mortal blow. The perfect crime. You never know who destroyed our joy, what motives had not learned where the culprits. A guilty, not naming names, whether aware of how far their actions lead? I think not, because they themselves are victims of reality created by them - no matter how tyrannical, arrogant, powerful and powerless."

"But I'm afraid that it would be all will be a disappointment, so I prefer just to dream about it."

"But my heart is agitated, It has its dreams, it gets emotional, and it's become passionate over a woman of the desert. It asks things of me, and it keeps me from sleeping many nights, when I'm thinking about her."

"But life is teaching her-quickly-the only thing, the strong survive. For strong, she is the most amazing, no other choice."

"But love is much like a dam: if you allow a tiny crack to form through which only a trickle of water can pass, that trickle will quickly bring down the whole structure, and soon no one will be able to control the force of the current. For when those walls come down, then love takes over, and it no longer matters what is possible or impossible; it doesn't even matter whether we can keep the loved one at our side. To love is to lose control."