Bion of Smyrna on flames
Bion of Smyrna1 quotes“Happy is love or friendship when returned– The lovers whose pure flames have equal burned.”
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Someone rejected you does not mean you are not worthy. Maybe they can’t afford to be with you.
Jacklyn TysonJacklyn Tyson I will love you from afar it’s better this way because close up it hurts too much.
Melissa AndersonMelissa Anderson Maybe if you hold me tight, our love won’t be as shallow.
Mira R. AridiMira R. Aridi Sometimes a person is in peace & in the piece at the same time.
Jessica CollinsJessica Collins Between day and night there was a moment of silence.
Frode GaslandFrode Gasland But doesn’t it hurt to feel so much and pretend not to?
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Admire your sweet way of glowing; your passionate way of flowing.
Ana SoulfulAna Soulful Darling, you are a warrior, for even though each day feels like a battle, you keep fighting and live on.
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Meditate on the horrors of Hell, which will last for eternity because of one easily-committed mortal sin.
Benedict Joseph LabreBenedict Joseph Labre Try hard to be among the few who are chosen. Think of the eternal flames of Hell, and how few there are that are saved.
Benedict Joseph LabreBenedict Joseph Labre That feeling when you’re so cold you’d give anything to be warm – I’ve had it before, literally huddled around a candle flame on an ice sheet.
Bear GryllsBear Grylls All of us have a dormant spark of divinity in us which has to be fanned into flame by yoga.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar I saw the sky and sea and sand and the flickering flames of the bonfire through my tears. All at once, it rushed into my head with tremendous speed, and made me feel dizzy. It was beautiful. Everything that happened was shockingly beautiful, enough to make you crazy.
Banana YoshimotoBanana Yoshimoto Why should you practice Yoga? To kindle the divine fire within yourself. Everyone has a dormant spark of divinity in him which has to be fanned into flame.
B.K.S. IyengarB.K.S. Iyengar We are so much the victims of abstraction that with the Earth in flames we can barely rouse ourselves to wander across the room and look at the thermostat.
Terence McKennaTerence McKenna It is of eloquence as of a flame; it requires matter to feed it, and motion to excite it; and it brightens as it burns.
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