We are on a journey through the inward space of the heart, a journey not measured by the hours of our watch or the days of the calendar; for it is a journey out of time into eternity.
Though miles may lie between us, we're never far apart, for friendship doesn't count the miles, it's measured by the heart.
And the world cannot be discovered by a journey of miles, no matter how long, but only by a spiritual journey, a journey of one inch, very arduous and humbling and joyful, by which we arrive at the ground at our own feet, and learn to be at home.
When I was a little kid, I used to walk miles and miles and miles and miles and miles and miles of railroad tracks.
A journey of a thousand miles starts in front of your feet.
A tower nine stories high is built from a small heap of earth.
A journey of a thousand miles starts in front of your feet.
In organizations, once you articulate how success will be measured, everybody tries to game the system so that they are measured in the best possible way.
Therefore all just persons are satisfied with their own praise. They refuse to explain themselves, and are content that new actions should do them that office. They believe that we communicate without speech, and above speech, and that no right action of ours is quite unaffecting to our friends, at whatever distance; for the influence of action is not to be measured by miles.
On a long journey of human life, faith is the best of companions; it is the best refreshment on the journey; and it is the greatest property.
Solitude is not measured by the miles of space that intervene between a man and his fellows.
I discovered years ago that the best results in this respect could be gained by running 100 miles weekly at my near best aerobic efforts and that, supplementary to this, running as many easy miles as I could
The journey of a thousand miles
starts from beneath your feet.
NOTE: Other translations exist, such as:Great trees grow from the smallest shoots;a terraced garden, from a pile of earth,and a journey of a thousand milesbegins by taking the initial step.
The importance of a journey is not measured by the distance covered, but by the destination reached.
It's easy to enjoy your job and enjoy other people when things are going good. When you're faced with adversity is when the character of men is measured. There's a Mennonite proverb, 'Man, like a tree, is measured best when cut down.'
The journey with a 1000 miles begins with one step.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.