“Gibbous Moon” | Anthony Satori
“A person of powerful intellect is capable of taking a vivid interest in things in the way of mere knowledge, with no admixture of will. It places him in a sphere where pain is an alien – a diviner air, where the gods live serene.”
– Arthur Schopenhauer
“Winter Tree” | Anthony Satori
“The trees were beautiful without their leaves, when you were reconciled to them.”
– Ernest Hemingway
“Wonderful Incarnation” | Anthony Satori
“As I walked out one evening, I heard a lover sing, under an arch of the railway: ‘Love has no ending.’”
– W. H. Auden
“Golden Eyes” | Anthony Satori
“The human soul needs actual beauty more than bread.”
– D. H. Lawrence
“Confucius” | Anthony Satori
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
– Confucius
Stop worrying about things that are outside the bounds of your control. Let them go. Also, stop worrying about things that are within the bounds of your control. Control them. That is, take the best action within your reach, right now, to make them better – and then leave the rest to God.
“Blackbird on a Rock” | Anthony Satori
“There is only one way to happiness, and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.”
– Epictetus
“White and Silver Headphones” | Anthony Satori
“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.”
– Anais Nin
“Beauty is All Around Us” | Anthony Satori
“A leaf fluttered in through the window this morning, as if supported by the rays of the sun. A bird settled on the fire escape. Joy in the task of coffee. Joy accompanied me as I walked.”
– Anais Nin
“Golden Butterfly” | Anthony Satori
“He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: general Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.”
– William Blake
“Ocean Pier” | Anthony Satori
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts: therefore, guard them accordingly, and take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature.”
– Marcus Aurelius
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