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I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
I never know whether to pity or congratulate a man on coming to his senses.
Blake said that the body was the soul's prison unless the five senses are fully developed and open. He considered read more
Blake said that the body was the soul's prison unless the five senses are fully developed and open. He considered the senses the 'windows of the soul.' When sex involves all the senses intensely, it can be like a mystical experience.
. . . there is no perfect knowledge which can be entitled ours, that is innate; none but what has read more
. . . there is no perfect knowledge which can be entitled ours, that is innate; none but what has been obtained from experience, or derived in some way from our senses.
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. read more
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.
I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other read more
I was afraid that by observing objects with my eyes and trying to comprehend them with each of my other senses I might blind my soul altogether.
Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived.
Smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived.
People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those reasons don't correspond to organizational read more
People often resist change for reasons that make good sense to them, even if those reasons don't correspond to organizational goals. So it is crucial to recognize, reward, and celebrate accomplishments.
The imagination and the senses cannot be gratified at the same time.
The imagination and the senses cannot be gratified at the same time.
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect read more
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.