“Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God.”
Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) Roman Catholic saint
Source: The Power of Positive Thinking
“Let nothing disturb you. Let nothing frighten you. Everything passes away except God.”
Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) Roman Catholic saint
“Let nothing disturb thee;
Let nothing dismay thee:
All things pass;
God never changes.”
Teresa of Ávila (1515–1582) Roman Catholic saint
"Poem IX", in Complete Works St. Teresa of Avila (1963) edited by E. Allison Peers, Vol. 3, p. 288
Context: Let nothing disturb thee;
Let nothing dismay thee:
All things pass;
God never changes.
Patience attains
All that it strives for.
He who has God
Finds he lacks nothing:
God alone suffices.
“There is nothing small in God's eyes; let there be nothing small in thine.”
Sri Aurobindo (1872–1950) Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, guru and poet
Thoughts and Aphorisms (1913), Karma
“To be nothing. Just nothing. It’s a frightening experience. You have to let go of everything.”
Bram van Velde (1895–1981) Dutch painter
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)
“Everything passes, but nothing entirely goes away.”
Jenny Diski (1947–2016) British writer