Here is a quote that feels very much like the W.H. Murray/Goethe quote I have shared here before:
"I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he will live with the license of a higher order of beings. In proportion as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor weakness weakness. If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them."
"With Humans it's what's here (he points to his heart) that makes the difference. If you don't have it in the heart, nothing you make will make a difference." ~~Bernard Leach~~ (As told to Dean Schwarz)
> Here is a quote that feels very much like the W.H. Murray/Goethe quote
> I have shared here before:
> "I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances
> confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the
> life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in
> common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible
> boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to
> establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be
> expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he
> will live with the license of a higher order of beings. In proportion
> as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less
> complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor
> weakness weakness. If you have built castles in the air, your work
> need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the
> foundations under them."
> "With Humans it's what's here (he points to his heart) that makes the
> difference. If you don't have it in the heart, nothing you make will
> make a difference." ~~Bernard Leach~~ (As told to Dean Schwarz)
Here is the W.H. Murray quote which borrows from Thoreau. Did you know that Thoreau translated the first Buddhist Sutra into English? The Lotus from French into Engish.
"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back-- Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Begin it now."
> On May 10, 2:37 pm, Lee <toge...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Here is a quote that feels very much like the W.H. Murray/Goethe quote >> I have shared here before:
>> "I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances >> confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the >> life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in >> common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible >> boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to >> establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be >> expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he >> will live with the license of a higher order of beings. In proportion >> as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less >> complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor >> weakness weakness. If you have built castles in the air, your work >> need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the >> foundations under them." > To post to this group, send email to E-Zendo@googlegroups.com > To subscribe from this group, send email to E-Zendo-subscribe@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at http://groups-beta.google.com/group/E-Zendo?hl=en > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
-- -- Lee Love in Minneapolis http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/ "We are such stuff / As dreams are made on, and our little life / Is rounded with a sleep."
Lee, isn't the Murray quote below almost like the one you used to have after your signature, attributed to Goethe? Ann Brink <www.annsgoodies.blogspot.com> (mostly about pottery)
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> Thanks!
> Here is the W.H. Murray quote which borrows from Thoreau. Did you > know that Thoreau translated the first Buddhist Sutra into English? > The Lotus from French into Engish.
> "Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back-- > Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one > elementary truth that ignorance of which kills countless ideas and > splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then > Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would > never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from > the decision, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen > incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could > have dreamed would have come his way. Whatever you can do, or dream > you can do, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. > Begin it now."
>> On May 10, 2:37 pm, Lee <toge...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Here is a quote that feels very much like the W.H. Murray/Goethe quote >>> I have shared here before:
>>> "I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances >>> confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the >>> life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in >>> common hours. He will put some things behind, will pass an invisible >>> boundary; new, universal, and more liberal laws will begin to >>> establish themselves around and within him; or the old laws be >>> expanded, and interpreted in his favor in a more liberal sense, and he >>> will live with the license of a higher order of beings. In proportion >>> as he simplifies his life, the laws of the universe will appear less >>> complex, and solitude will not be solitude, nor poverty poverty, nor >>> weakness weakness. If you have built castles in the air, your work >>> need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the >>> foundations under them."
>> To post to this group, send email to E-Zendo@googlegroups.com >> To subscribe from this group, send email to >> E-Zendo-subscribe@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/E-Zendo?hl=en >> -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
> -- > -- > Lee Love in Minneapolis > http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/ > "We are such stuff / As dreams are made on, and our little life / Is > rounded with a sleep."
Yes, but Goetha scholars say they cannot find any quote like this attributed too Geothe. "I am guessing Murry adapted the whole quote from Thoreau, but didn't remember where it came from. Just from memory, so transformed.
On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 9:40 PM, Ann Brink <annsar...@verizon.net> wrote:
> Lee, isn't the Murray quote below almost like the one you used to have > after > your signature, attributed to Goethe? > Ann Brink > <www.annsgoodies.blogspot.com> (mostly about pottery)
-- Lee Love in Minneapolis http://mashikopots.blogspot.com/ "We are such stuff / As dreams are made on, and our little life / Is rounded with a sleep."
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