Sarmad Kashani (1590–1661) Persian mystic, poet and saint
Source: Sarmad, Martyr to Love Divine, p. 240 (2005)
Source: The Door Through Space (1961), Chapter 5.
Sarmad Kashani (1590–1661) Persian mystic, poet and saint
Source: Sarmad, Martyr to Love Divine, p. 240 (2005)
“Love was without beginning, is, and shall be without ending.”
Julian of Norwich (1342–1416) English theologian and anchoress
The Ninth Revelation, Chapter 22
Context: Love was without beginning, is, and shall be without ending. For which love He said full sweetly these words: If I might suffer more, I would suffer more.
“Infinity is the end. End without infinity is but a new beginning.”
Dejan Stojanovic (1959) poet, writer, and businessman
“Infinity and End,” p. 35
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
“Existence is the end of endless eternity without a beginning or an end.”
Dejan Stojanovic (1959) poet, writer, and businessman
“Eternity and Existence,” p. 31
The Sun Watches the Sun (1999), Sequence: “Skywalking”
Louis L'Amour (1908–1988) Novelist, short story writer
“There is no way to reach the end without mastering the beginning.”
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali (1058–1111) Persian Muslim theologian, jurist, philosopher, and mystic
“There is a hierarchy amongst living beings, that is eternal [without beginning or end].”
Madhvacharya (1199–1278) Hindu philosopher who founded Dvaita Vedanta school
Beginner’s Guide to Sri MadhvAchArya’s Life and Philosophy
“Sincerity is the end and beginning of things; without sincerity there would be nothing.”
Confucius (-551–-479 BC) Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher
The Analects, The Doctrine of the Mean
Context: Sincerity is the end and beginning of things; without sincerity there would be nothing. On this account, the superior man regards the attainment of sincerity as the most excellent thing.
“Everything has to end before it can begin.”
Bram van Velde (1895–1981) Dutch painter
1960's, Conversations with Samuel Beckett and Bram van Velde' (1965 - 1969)