How should we approach the many things we have to do in our lives all the time?
How can we maintain a healthy perspective about the #constant #spiritual behaviors in our lives?
Attitudes Toward #Constancy
#constancy
No philosopher ever yet — and there has been a great deal written upon the subject — defined a mere change of plan as vacillation.
[Nemo doctus umquam (multa autem de hoc genere scripta sunt) mutationem consili inconstantiam dixit esse.]
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) Roman orator, statesman, philosopher
Epistulae ad Atticum [Letters to Atticus], Book 16, Letter 7, sec. 3 (16.7.3) (44 BC) [tr. Shuckburgh (1900), # 780]
Sourcing, notes, alternate translations: wist.info/cicero-marcus-tulliu…
#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #cicero #changeofmind #changemind #consistency #constancy #coursechange #inconsistency #opinion #plan #planning #vacillation
Today's poem:
Cana
- by Thomas Merton
https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/775990709986689024/cana?source=share
#poetry #Cana #faith #ThomasMerton #innocence #labour #gift #constancy #miracle
But nature’s indifference to human troubles offers an odd comfort. Despite the chaos and uncertainty of the past year, the trees, shrubs, and grasses continue to grow, the creatures going about their lives, unperturbed.
The natural rhythms of life transcend our struggles. As we move into a new year, we could pause to appreciate the constancy of the natural world and draw strength from its steadfastness in the face of adversity.
A quotation from Cicero, Marcus Tullius:
«
Unchanging consistency of standpoint has never been considered a virtue in great statesmen.
[Numquam enim in praestantibus in re publica gubernanda viris laudata est in una sententia perpetua permansio.]
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/cicero-marcus-tullius/559/
#quote #quotes #quotation #changeofmind #circumstances #consistency #constancy #inflexibility #leadership #politician #stubbornness
"Constancy is the complement of all other human virtues."
- Giuseppe Mazzini
#quote #quoteoftheday #quotestoliveby #Constancy #Virtue #BeingHuman
Maintain Pressure
Continuously apply pressure on the opposition with new tactics to keep them off balance.
8/8
#SaulAlinsky #Radicals #FirstPrinciples #ChangeManagement #pressure #movements #constancy #drumbeat
A quotation from Byron, George Gordon, Lord:
«
Then he was faithful too, as well as amorous;
So that no sort of female could complain,
Although they’re now and then a little clamourous,
He never put the pretty souls in pain;
His heart was one of those which most enamour us,
Wax to receive, and marble to retain:
He was a lover of the good old school,
Who still become more co…
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/byron/66792/
#quote #quotes #quotation #affairs #constancy #dalliance #lover
Take ye good heed lest this calamitous day slacken the flames of your ardour, and quench your tender hopes. Today is the day for #steadfastness and #constancy. Blessed are they that stand firm and immovable as the rock and brave the storm and stress of this tempestuous hour.
‘Abdu’l-Bahá
Selections from the Writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, p. 17
#bahai #quotes
A quotation from Jackson, Robert H.:
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There is no such thing as an achieved liberty; like electricity, there can be no substantial storage and it must be generated as it is enjoyed, or the lights go out.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/jackson-robert-h/18027/
#quote #quotes #quotation #constancy #effort #freedom #liberty #vigilance
#quote #quotesoftheday #quotestoliveby #Change #Constancy #BeingHuman #WestSchoolPark #LakeBluff #Illinois
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Day of the Venezuelan Soldier. With honor, discipline and loyalty ... preserving the Presidential Honor Guard. 燦爛的民族. 💂 ✍️ 🇻🇪
#PowerfulGod
#Loyalty
#Constancy
#Value
#VenezuelaDignifiedNation
The importance of the spiritual gift of constancy in the bible: "By your constancy you will gain your lifes" Luke 21:19. Constancy is life......#constancy, #life
https://steemit.com/spirit/@bernardo69/gifts-of-the-holy-spirit-interpretation-meaning-and-exegetics-of-constancy-in-the-bible
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