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The Voice

«Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself. Your body and mind will become clear and you will realize the unity of all things.»
Author: Dogen | About: Learning, Listening | Keywords: The Voice, unity
«Conscience is the voice of the soul; the passions are the voice of the body»
«It is the safeguard of the strongest that he lives under a government which is obliged to respect the voice of the weakest.»
«Imagination is the voice of daring. If there is anything Godlike about God it is that. He dared to imagine everything.»
«All the intelligence and talent in the world can't make a singer. The voice is a wild thing. It can't be bred in captivity.»
«And when love speaks, the voice of all the godsMakes heaven drowsy with the harmony.»
«In a free and republican government, you cannot restrain the voice of the multitude»
«It is not for minds like ours to give or to receive flatter; yet the praises of sincerity have ever been permitted to the voice of friendship»
«If one keeps loving faithfully what is really worth loving, and does not waste one's love on insignificant and unworthy and meaningless things, one will get more light by and by and grow stronger. Sometimes it is well to go into the world and converse with people, and at times one is obliged to do so, but he who would prefer to be quietly alone with his work, and who wants but very few friends, will go safest through the world and among people. And even in the most refined circles and with the best surroundings and circumstances, one must keep something of the original character of an anchorite, for other wise one has no root in oneself; one must never let the fire go out in one's soul, but keep it burning. And whoever chooses poverty for himself and loves it possesses a great treasure, and will always clearly hear the voice of his conscience; he who hears and obeys that voice, which is the best gift of God, finds at least a friend in it, and is never alone.»
«Hear the voice of the Bard! / Who present, past, and future sees; / Whose ears have heard/ The Holy Word / That walked among the ancient trees.»