the sentiment of immediate loss in some sort decayed, while that of utter, irremediable loneliness grew on me with time.
Death by violence, death by cold, death by starvation - they are the normal endings of the stately creatures of the wilderness. The sentimentalists who prattle about the peaceful life of nature do not realize its utter mercilessness.
Just as soon as any conviction of important truth becomes central and vital, there comes the desire to utter it - a desire which is immediate and irresistible. Sacrifice is gladness, service is joy, when such an idea becomes a commanding power.
It's an utter, utter necessity to renounce war forever. And nothing new can be built until this is done.
Every step by which an individual substitutes concerted action for isolated action results in an immediate and recognizable improvement in his conditions. The advantages derived from peaceful cooperation and division of labor are universal.
Compose with utter freedom and edit with utter discipline.
Rightly it is said of utter, utter misery, that it 'cannot be remembered'; itself, being a rememberable thing, is swallowed up in its own chaos.
Any kind of expectation creates a problem. We should accept, but not expect. Whatever comes, accept it. Whatever goes, accept it. The immediate benefit is that your mind is always peaceful.
I live in a peaceful world because I choose to think loving and peaceful thoughts.
I meditate so I know how to find a peaceful place within to be calm and peaceful.
The Government wants a peaceful settlement. But we totally reject a peaceful sell-out.
That's what I want to be when I grow up, just a peaceful wreck holding hands with other peaceful wrecks.
We must pursue peaceful end through peaceful means.
Life is a succession of lessons enforced by immediate reward, or, oftener, by immediate chastisement.
Everyone wants immediate success, immediate celebrity, and that doesn't produce what used to be artists.
Whoever thought the immediate alternates with the immediate action is not an abstract painter.