“The only gift is a portion of thyself.”
1840s, Essays: Second Series (1844), Gifts
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“The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion.”
Ramakrishna (1836–1886) Indian mystic and religious preacher
Source: The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna (1942), p. 105
Context: God laughs on two occasions. He laughs when the physician says to the patient's mother, "Don't be afraid, mother; I shall certainly cure your boy." God laughs, saying to Himself, "I am going to take his life, and this man says he will save it!" The physician thinks he is the master, forgetting that God is the Master. God laughs again when two brothers divide their land with a string, saying to each other, "This side is mine and that side is yours." He laughs and says to Himself, "The whole universe belongs to Me, but they say they own this portion or that portion."
“Great truths are portions of the soul of man;
Great souls are portions of eternity.”
James Russell Lowell (1819–1891) American poet, critic, editor, and diplomat
Sonnet VI
Sonnets (1844)