Bu Ali Shah Qalandar (1209–1324) Indian Sufi saint
Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004), p. 270
Nicht in die politische Welt verschleudere du Glauben und Liebe, aber in der göttlichen Welt der Wissenschaft und der Kunst opfre dein Innerstes in den heiligen Feuerstrom ewiger Bildung.
“Ideas,” Lucinde and the Fragments, P. Firchow, trans. (1991), § 106
Bu Ali Shah Qalandar (1209–1324) Indian Sufi saint
Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004), p. 270
Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770–1827) German Romantic composer
Fahre fort, übe nicht allein die Kunst, sondern dringe auch in ihr Inneres; sie verdient es, denn nur die Kunst und die Wissenschaft erhöhen den Menschen bis zur Gottheit.
Letter to Emilie, July 17, 1812.
Quoted in Musical news, Vol. 3 (1892), p. 627
Aubrey Thomas de Vere (1814–1902) Irish poet and critic
"The Sisters; or, Weal in Woe: An Irish Tale" in The Sisters, Inisfail, and Other Poems (1861), pp. 3-42.
“If you want the best the world has to offer, offer the world your best.”
Neale Donald Walsch (1943) American writer
Thich Nhat Hanh (1926) Religious leader and peace activist
Being Peace (2005)
Context: Children understand very well that in each woman, in each man, in each child, there is capacity of waking up, of understanding, and of loving. Many children have told me that they cannot show me anyone who does not have this capacity. Some people allow it to develop, and some do not, but everyone has it. This capacity of waking up, of being aware of what is going on in your feelings, in your body, in your perceptions, in the world, is called Buddha nature, the capacity of understanding and loving. Smiling is very important. If we are not able to smile, then the world will not have peace. It is not by going out for a demonstration against nuclear missiles that we can bring about peace. It is with our capacity of smiling, breathing, and being peace that we can make peace.
John Ruysbroeck (1293–1381) Flemish mystic
Source: The Seven Steps of the Ladder of Spiritual Love, p. 104
“You are an eternal being of love
you are the light of the world.”
Mike Scott (1958) songwriter, musician
"E.B.O.L."
Universal Hall (2003)
El Lissitsky (1890–1941) Soviet artist, designer, photographer, teacher, typographer and architect
1915 - 1925, Theses on the 'PROUN': from painting to architecture' (1920)