“Our talents are the gift that God gives to us… What we make of our talents is our gift back to God”
Atta Troll, ch. 24 (1843)
“In your choices lies your talent.”
Quoted in Mark Ruffalo & James Lipton, "Stella Adler Technique" http://www.actingschoolsinlosangeles.us/stella-adler-technique/
“Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.”
“A talent is formed in stillness, a character in the world's torrent.”
Torquato Tasso, Act I, sc. ii (1790)
“Choices determine character.”
Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary
Martí : Thoughts/Pensamientos (1994)
Context: Talent is a gift that brings with it an obligation to serve the world, and not ourselves, for it is not of our making. To use for our exclusive benefit what is not ours is theft. Culture, which makes talent shine, is not completely ours either, nor can we place it solely at our disposal. Rather, it belongs mainly to our country, which gave it to us, and to humanity, from which we receive it as a birthright. A selfish man is a thief.
Quotations from Gurudev’s teachings, Chinmya Mission Chicago
Source: The Winner Stands Alone
As quoted in What Is the Sangha?: The Nature of Spritual Community (2001) by Sangharakshita, p. 136.
