“Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.”

— Henry Miller

Last update June 3, 2021. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such." by Henry Miller?

Henry Miller photo

Henry Miller187

American novelist 1891–1980

Related quotes

“Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly. Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from, everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy, and strength, if faced with an open mind. Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.”

Henry Miller (1891–1980) American novelist

“Every once in a blue moon, is born a person, who has the clarity of vision, and the greatness of deed, to make us all recognize the dizzying heights the human spirit can really achieveŠBaba Amte is one of those people.”

Baba Amte (1914–2008) Indian freedom fighter, social worker

By Neesha Mirchandani
Baba Amte's Words of Wisdom

“So, then, to every man his chance—to every man, regardless of his birth, his shining, golden opportunity—to every man the right to live, to work, to be himself, and to become whatever thing his manhood and his vision can combine to make him — this, seeker, is the promise of America.”

Thomas Wolfe book You Can't Go Home Again

Book IV, Ch. 31: The Promise of America
You Can't Go Home Again (1940)

“The most pathetic person in the world is some one who has sight but no vision.”

Helen Keller (1880–1968) American author and political activist

“Every life has moments that change us forever and make us who we are.”

Marie Brenner (1949) About someone's LIFE and Hers

Source: Apples and Oranges https://www.litlovers.com/reading-guides/non-fiction/79-apples-a-oranges-brenner?start=3

“You read the face of the sky and of the earth, but you have not recognized the one who is before you, and you do not know how to read this moment.”

Thomas the Apostle Apostle of Jesus Christ

91
Gospel of Thomas (c. 50? — c. 140?)

“One doesn't recognize the really important moments in one's life until it's too late.”

Agatha Christie (1890–1976) English mystery and detective writer

“One maneuvers to the limit, but the golden moment demands action. If you miss it, the gods damn you forever. and vice versa.”

Lois McMaster Bujold Vorkosigan Saga

Source: Vorkosigan Saga, Labyrinth (1989), p. 186

“Science looks and observes and art see and foresees. Every great scientist has experienced a moment when the artist in him saved the scientist.”

Naum Gabo (1890–1977) Russian sculptor

Naum Gabo (1937) "Editorial", p. 9
1936 - 1977, Circle: International Survey of Constructive Art, 1937

“Every man has a vision,’ Nur Hussain said. ‘Whether he understands it or not.”

Neamat Imam book The Black Coat

The Black Coat (2013)

Related topics