In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.
—Albert Camus
(Source: thesearepeopleyouknow, via teachingliteracy)
When my friend starts speaking another language
And I thought they only spoke English:
(Source: acacia-lilas, via teachingliteracy)
The one thing in the world, of value, is the active soul. This every man is entitled to; this every man contains within himself, although, in almost all men, obstructed, and as yet unborn. The soul active sees absolute truth; and utters truth, or creates. In this action, it is genius; not the privilege of here and there a favorite, but the sound estate of every man.
—Ralph Waldo Emerson
There is something in every one of you that waits and listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have. And if you cannot hear it, you will all of your life spend your days on the ends of strings that somebody else pulls.
—Howard Thurman
(Source: quote-book, via teachingliteracy)
