Quotes about path (1743 quotes, page 18)

“Divine way is extremely difficult to tread, but you should not despair. If you have courage, true aspiration, and ardency of love, then come to this path, otherwise be silent.”

Bu Ali Shah Qalandar (1209–1324) Indian Sufi saint

Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004), p. 271

Despair , Courage , Way , Love

“The seekers on the path of God are a community who are overwhelmed in the ocean of love from head to nail of the foot.”

Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki (1173–1235) Indian Sufi

Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004), p. 264

God , Communication , Love

“Beloved has been created in your image and sent to you in order to put you on the right path.”

Bu Ali Shah Qalandar (1209–1324) Indian Sufi saint

Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam (2004), p. 269

“The cucumber is bitter? Then throw it out. There are brambles in the path? Then go around them. That's all you need to know.”

Marcus Aurelius book Meditations

Hays translation
Source: Meditations (c. AD 121–180), Book VIII, 50

“We find ourselves in a time of global uncertainty and in such a time are called to offer the common man Christian hope, perspective for the future and faith in eternity. The people of today actually hunger the most for God. They seek solace in various surrogates and, therefore, experience disappointment. Nothing can give man meaning and peace except God. The Church should open its doors to all people. We Greek Catholics, with our mystical spirituality, ecclesiastical tradition and the wealth of our liturgy, can and should offer the living Christ, his joy, love, forgiveness and hope to the people around us in our own characteristic way. With great hope, I look toward the future of our Eparchy of Križevci and anticipate days of spiritual revival. Whoever truly wants to follow Christ will inevitably encounter resistance and persecution from the world. However, let us not lose hope. With God we are always in the majority and always on the winning side. May our many holy ancestors be our role models and support us on this path.”

Milan Stipić (1978) Croatian Greek-Catholic bishop

Source: The Episcopal Ordination of Msgr. Milan Stipić as the Bishop of Križevci https://ika.hkm.hr/english/the-episcopal-ordination-of-msgr-milan-stipic-as-the-bishop-of-krizevci/ (October 2020)

Wealth , Love , Hunger , God

“We have already gone a long way along this path through vaccination. We must now complete this process so that we can reach the endemic phase in the course of 2022 and declare the pandemic state to be over.”

Christian Drosten (1972) German virologist and university teacher

Source: Christian Drosten (2022) cited in " End is in sight for pandemic in Germany, says top virologist https://www.thelocal.de/20220117/end-is-in-sight-for-pandemic-in-germany-says-top-virologist/" on The Local de, 17 January 2022.

Way

“Where is the road to Arcady,
Where is the path that leads to peace,
Where shall I find the bliss to be,
Where shall the weary wanderings cease?
These are the questions that come to me -
Where is the road to Arcady?”

Edgar Guest (1881–1959) American writer

Arcady, first stanza.
The Passing Throng (1923)

Peace , Question

“Follow the path of the saints, they left their comfort zones to serve the people of God, sharing with them the Word of God which heals and gives life.”

Filipe Neri Ferrão (1953) seventh Roman Catholic Patriarch of the East Indies

Source: Biblical Year in Goa, impetus for Christian proclamation and mission http://fides.org/en/news/69135-ASIA_INDIA_Biblical_Year_in_Goa_impetus_for_Christian_proclamation_and_mission (30 November 2020)

God , People , Life

“The goal of every reform and renewal in the Church is the holiness of its members. The Lord Jesus calls on us constantly to follow the path of ecclesial communion, Catholic faith and holiness in our times, especially among pressing ecclesial and social challenges.”

Nikola Eterović (1951) Croatian Roman Catholic archbishop

Source: German Bishops turn attention to Synod and abuse scandal https://www.vaticannews.va/en/church/news/2021-09/germany-bishops-general-assembly-synod-abuse-scandal.html (21 September 2021)

Faith , Time

“We want to correct the paths of the revolution and history.”

Kais Saied (1958) Tunisian politician, academic and jurist

Source: Kais Saied (2021) cited in " Tunisian president announces constitutional referendum in 2022 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/12/13/tunisia-president-announces-referendum-and-elections" on Aljazeera, 13 December 2021.

History

“Oh, my shoulders grow aweary of the burdens I am bearin',
An' I grumble when I'm footsore at the rough road I am farin',
But I strap my knapsack tighter till I feel the leather bind me,
An' I'm glad to bear the burdens for the ones who come behind me.
It's for them that I am ploddin', for the children comin' after;
I would strew their path with roses and would fill their days with laughter.Oh, there's selfishness within me, there are times it gets to talkin',
Times I hear it whisper to me, "It's a dusty road you're walkin';
Why not rest your feet a little; why not pause an' take your leisure?
Don't you hunger in your strivin' for the merry whirl of pleasure?"
Then I turn an' see them smilin' an' I grip my burdens tighter,
For the joy that I am seekin' is to see their eyes grow brighter.”

Edgar Guest (1881–1959) American writer

Source: The Path to Home (1919), p.112 - The Burden Bearer, stanzas 1 and 2.

Hunger , Children , Pleasure , Selfishness

“Gnostic has an elevated spiritual rank. He eats less, sleeps less and repose less. He is like shinning moon who radiates others and bears the burden of everything on earth, shows right path like light and saturates the heart like water giving it new life.”

Sari al-Saqati (772–867) Iraqi sufi

Source: The Sayings and Teachings of the Great Mystics of Islam, p. 43

Sleep , Light , Water , Heart

“I believe that all the trials and challenges that God gives us are meant to make us stronger and to lead us to a better path in life. There are things that we can't control. We just have to accept them and do our best to survive and surpass the difficulties.”

Hidilyn Diaz (1991) Filipino Olympic weightlifter, Philippines' first Olympic Gold Medalist

Source: Olympian Hidilyn Diaz Talks About Rock Bottom And Her Battle To Win The Gold https://www.tatlerasia.com/the-scene/people-parties/olympian-hidilyn-diaz-talks-about-her-rock-bottom-and-her-battle-to-the-top (23 July 2020)

God , Life

“Science, if it is to be redintegrated should primarily not be limited, and thus be fearless. Any conditional limitation will be an evidence of mediocrity, and thus will become an unconquerable obstacle on the path of achievement.”

Nicholas Roerich (1874–1947) Russian painter, writer, archaeologist, theosophist, enlightener, philosopher

Source: The Invincible (1936), Ch. 1 Fearlessness

Science

“The paths may be different but the laws remain universal.”

- Goa

Universe , Law

“We all need to be reminded and encouraged to relax with whatever arises and bring whatever we encounter to the path.”

Pema Chödron (1936) American philosopher

When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times (1997)

“Recitation of the mantra helps achieve perfection in the six practices from generosity to wisdom. The path of these six perfections is the path walked by all the Buddhas of the three times. What could then be more meaningful than to say the mantra and accomplish the six perfections?"”

Dilgo Khyentse (1910–1991) Bhutanese Buddhist Lama

Heart Treasure of the Enlightened Ones (1992)

Time , Help , Perfection , Wisdom

“I have never believed in coincidences, and my career path in journalism was definitely not a matter of chance, either. I always entrust to God's Providence the key matters of my life.”

Magdalena Wolińska-Riedi (1979) Polish-Vatican journalist and television presenter

What it’s like to live in the Vatican: The wife of a Swiss Guard tells us https://aleteia.org/2018/06/18/what-its-like-to-live-in-the-vatican-the-wife-of-a-swiss-guard-tells-us/ (18 June 2018)

God , Chance , Life

“In the spiritual path there are constant failures and set-backs. Repeated endeavour, constant vigilance and undaunted perseverance are needed.”

Swami Sivananda (1887–1963) Indian philosopher

Sayings of Swami Sivanada (1947)

Failure , Perseverance

“Mistakes clear the path for success.”

Ron English (1959) American artist

Ron English's Fauxlosophy: Volume 2 (2022)

Success

“There are a lot more roses and tulips around today, in a lot more places, then there were before people took an interest in them. For a flower the path to world domination passes through humanity’s ever-shifting ideals of beauty.”

Michael Pollan book The Botany of Desire

Source: The Botany of Desire (2001), Chapter 2 (p. 79)

People , Flowers , World , Beauty

“Nothing is impossible for the one who treads the path of meditation”

Om Swami (1979) Indian mystic

A Million Thoughts (2016)

“Everyone is an artist. Everyone is creative in their own way and that that creativity is a great thing. It's a human thing and it needs to be nurtured and it can help us go down life's path and help us to become deeper, richer, more satisfied human beings.”

Rainn Wilson (1966) actor

Help , Way , Life

“Living in a bittersweet state, with an intense awareness of life's fragility and the pain of separation, is an underappreciated strength and an unexpected path to wisdom, joy, and especially communion.”

Susan Cain book Bittersweet

Bittersweet, Chapter 8 at pp. 183-4

Pain , Joy , Life , Wisdom

“We will not build a peaceful world by following a negative path. It is not enough to say "We must not wage war."”

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–1968) American clergyman, activist, and leader in the American Civil Rights Movement

It is necessary to love peace and sacrifice for it. We must concentrate not merely on the negative expulsion of war, but on the positive affirmation of peace. There is a fascinating little story that is preserved for us in Greek literature about Ulysses and the Sirens. The Sirens had the ability to sing so sweetly that sailors could not resist steering toward their island. Many ships were lured upon the rocks, and men forgot home, duty, and honor as they flung themselves into the sea to be embraced by arms that drew them down to death. Ulysses, determined not to be lured by the Sirens, first decided to tie himself tightly to the mast of his boat, and his crew stuffed their ears with wax. But finally he and his crew learned a better way to save themselves: they took on board the beautiful singer Orpheus whose melodies were sweeter than the music of the Sirens. When Orpheus sang, who bothered to listen to the Sirens? So we must fix our vision not merely on the negative expulsion of war, but upon the positive affirmation of peace. We must see that peace represents a sweeter music, a cosmic melody that is far superior to the discords of war.
1960s, The Quest for Peace and Justice (1964)

Peace , War , World

“Democrats in Russia have three paths open to them: the grave, emigration or prison.”

Vladimir Zhirinovsky (1946–2022) Russian politician and political activist

"Aging Rebel: Vladimir Zhirinovsky Is Enjoying Another Moment" in The Moscow Times https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2016/09/02/aging-rebel-vladimir-zhirinovsky-is-enjoying-another-moment-a55177 (2 September 2016)

“Visit not miracle-mongers and those who exhibit occult powers. These men are stragglers from the path of Truth. Their minds have become entangled in psychic powers, which are like veritable meshes in the way of the pilgrim to Brahman. Beware of these powers, and desire them not.”

Ramakrishna (1836–1886) Indian mystic and religious preacher

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Sayings of Sri Ramakrishna (1960)

Truth , Men , Way

“Despite many problems to be resolved, we continue to progress confidently in developing and defending our beloved country, for the path to socialism is already open before us.”

Kaysone Phomvihane (1920–1992) first General Secretary of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party (1955-1992)

Revolution in Laos: Practice and Prospects (1981) (excerpts)

Confidence , Country , Problem

“I had never thought for a moment that I might one day be a cardinal. As I was taught since my initial formation for the priesthood, in the Church no one should consider a personal career path.”

Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo (1950) Catholic Cardinal

New Indonesian cardinal: Appointment recognizes country's Catholic minority (20 September 2019) National Catholic Reporter https://www.ncronline.org/news/people/new-indonesian-cardinal-appointment-recognizes-countrys-catholic-minority

Personality