“And some men are as ignorant of what they do when awake as they are forgetful of what they do when asleep.”

The best people renounce all for one goal, the eternal fame of mortals; but most people stuff themselves like cattle.

Justice will overtake fabricators of lies and false witnesses.

Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world.

The poet was a fool who wanted no conflict among us, gods or people. Harmony needs low and high, as progeny needs man and woman.

It is better to hide ignorance, but it is hard to do this when we relax over wine.

The road up and the road down is one and the same.

The nature of things is in the habit of concealing itself.

Wisdom is one thing, to know how to make true judgment, how all things are steered through all things.

Day by day, what you do is who you become.

People ought to fight to keep their law as to defend the citys walls.

Wisdom consists in speaking and acting the truth.

Our envy always lasts longer than the happiness of those we envy.

Because it is so unbelievable, the Truth often escapes being known.

Stupidity is better kept a secret than displayed.

Nothing is, everything is becoming.

The Cosmos was not made by gods but always was and is eternal fire.

It’s not your job to awaken your family.

Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives. It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment. We also gain immediate access to our own powerful inner resources for insight, transformation, and healing.

Wherever you are is the perfect place to awaken. This moment is the exact place to practice compassion and loving awareness. You have all the ingredients to breathe and find freedom just where you are.

The winds that awakened the stars Are blowing through my blood.

Each person’s life is like a mandala – a vast, limitless circle. We stand in the center of our own circle, and everything we see, hear and think forms the mandala of our life … everything that shows up in your mandala is a vehicle for your awakening.

Awakened at midnight by the sound of the water jar cracking from the ice.

When we’re awake in our bodies and sense, the world comes alive. Wisdom, creativity, and love are discovered as we relax and awaken through our bodies.

At last awake from life, that insane dream we take for waking now.