339 Quotes About Sense

But when we train the senses we conserve our vital energy, the very stuff of life. Patient and secure within, we do not have to look to externals for satisfaction. No matter what happens outside--whether events are for or against us, however people behave towards us, whether we get what pleases us or do not--we are in no way dependent. Then it is that we can give freely to others; then it is that we can love.

I have a low tolerance level for people with a lot of money and no sense.

Nonsense can be an ingenious architect of sense, as it may turn things upside down and, so doing, sharpen our perception, stir our imagination, clear our mind and refine our judgment. Like poetry might interlock with science, and emotion with intellect, so are sense and nonsense relentlessly interacting and this interplay enriches the filigree of our thinking pattern. (“Drunken ship” )

When realized that I have the power to SPEAK REALITY... using my words in a way that is NOT aligned with who I truly AM, did not make sense at all.

If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.

Looking at nature gives you a sense of how beautiful life is, as it is. Such beauty cleanses the mind of all distractions.

...but that was the thing about reality. It didn't need to make sense.

I don't want to rule the universe. I just think it could be more sensibly organised.

All things remarkable are surprisingly simple; albeit difficult to find.