1,690 Quotes About Existence

Love is the poetry of the starsThe wind is the breath of the earthTo never become who you areOr to change at all, which is worse?

I often wonder and imagineWhat lies just beyond the fringeOf the human experience;What is it that we do not see?

Even more, in the created thing, is a perfection that she exists; since the greatest of all imperfections is, not to exist.

I’ve been worried since I left the wombLike a schizophrenic on shroomsLike a hypochondriac on crackNever shy with the panic attacks;Internal reality succumbs to psychosisDreams destroyed by self-diagnosis.

At least I find solace in searching.

I reach my object and say, Wander no more. All else is trial and make-believe.

The Lord has made all things for Himself (Prov.xvi.4): apart from Himself there existed nothing to make them for. He made them for His own sake, for His own pleasure. But it was His pleasure to bring into existence things that could take pleasure in existence. For our sakes He made us for His sake. To us there is something mysterious in an altruism so total, but something exciting in the mystery. Among all the mysteries, many are greater, but it is hard to think of one more pleasing.

Sound and light are two different things,But it's more than just that, isn't it?

In vain I try to jump into the photoTo create again a time so simpleThat a piece of paper might encapsulate itFrom the erosive winds and waves of timeWhich bring even the greatest of loves to a grave of dust.