Quotes 126: Thomas Moore

"The soul needs regression as much as it needs evolution, development and progress." 

–– Thomas Moore (b. 1940), American writer, psychotherapist, and former monk. 

via Book of Commonplace 2005-2006, p. 128.

Quotes 125: Anaïs Nin

"Throw your dreams into space like a kite and you do not know what it will bring back. A new life, a new friend, a new love, and new country." 

–– Anaïs Nin (1903-1977), French-Cuban American writer

via Book of Commonplace 2005-2006, p. 127.

Quotes 124: Kahlil Gibran

"Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding." 

–– Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931), Lebanese-American writer and poet

Source: Kahlil Gibran. 'On Pain',The Prophet. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1988; p. 58.

via Book of Commonplace 2005-2006, p. 125.

Quotes 123: Mother Teresa of Calcutta

"We can do no great things –– only small things with great love."

–– Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997), Albanian-born Indian Roman Catholic nun

via Book of Commonplace 2005-2006, p. 123.

Quotes 122: Sathya Sai Baba

"The present is a product of the past but it is also the seed for the future." 

–– Sathya Sai Baba (1926-2011), Indian guru 

via Book of Commonplace 2005-2006, p. 119.

Quotes 121: Ken Wiwa

"The past leaves an imprint on the future." 

–– Ken Wiwa (1968-2016), Nigerian journalist and author 

Source: The Globe and Mail, November 5, 2005, p. F5

via Book of Commonplace 2005-2006, p. 117.

Quotes 120: William A. Haviland

""Just as we need food and shelter to survive, we also need to nourish and exercise our active minds ... art provides the means and the materials for our imaginative play," writes William Haviland in Cultural Anthropology. "According to this way of thinking, art is a necessary kind of social behaviour in which all human beings participate," he states."

–– William A. Haviland, Professor Emeritus, University of Vermont 

Source: Self Help News, November 1990 (Self Help, eventually renamed Ten Thousand Villages, a fair trade store associated with Mennonite Central Committee).

via Book of Commonplace 2005-2006, p. 117.