-Ralph Waldo Emerson, American Essayist & Philosopher (Journals, 1841)
Buddha once called a someone who had immense knowledge of scripture with no experience of their own to back it up a "herdsman of another's cattle." Mohammed was perhaps more eloquent, calling such a person an "ass carrying scrolls." I am that ass, and here are my scrolls. I've spent my life reading on the topics of religion, spirituality, and mysticism. Every so often, I would come by something so poignant and sublime that I knew I had to remember it. I started bookmarking, saving, and copy-pasting quotes into email drafts whenever I found them. I wanted to put my collection all into one place, and then I thought to myself, 'why not make it public?' Then I found five dollars.
So, here we are. I hope you enjoy these quotes as much as I did.
-Michel de Montaigne, French Essayist
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