DOORS
“But sometimes illumination comes to our rescue at the very moment when all seems lost; we have knocked at every door and they open on nothing until, at last, we stumble unconsciously against the only one through which we can enter the kingdom we have sought in vain a hundred years - and it opens.” ~Marcel Proust, "In Search of Lost Time."
Photo credit to Stella Wesler
"Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or ignorance, but simply because they lead you nowhere." ~Paulo Coelho
"Don't give up. Normally it is the last key on the ring which opens the door." ~Paulo Coelho
"Enter into thy closet and "shut the door." ~Susan Shumsky
"First sentences are doors to worlds." ~Ursula K. Le Guin
"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where there were only walls." ~Joseph Campbell
August 3, 2022 - QVB
"Happiness often sneaks through a door you didn't know you left open." ~John Barrymore
“He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” ~Victor Hugo
"I do, indeed, close my door at times and surrender myself to a book, but only because I can open the door again and see a human face looking at me." ~Martin Buber
"If hatred knocks at your door, greet it with a smile, but tell it it has come too late, for love is already having tea inside." ~Nasim Asgari
"If it doesn’t open, it’s not your door." ~Anon
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” ~Milton Berle
"If the doors of perception were cleansed, everything would appear to man as it is, Infinite." ~William Blake
"Intellect takes you to the door, but it doesn't take you into the house." ~Shams
"I’ll leave the door unlocked. Be sure to ring the doorbell before you climb in through the window." ~Jarod Kintz
"Let everyone sweep in front of his own door, and the whole world will be clean." ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
"Old ways won't open new doors." ~Anon, Old Saying
"Pay attention to the little things. Great doors swing on little hinges." ~Dr. Tayo Adeyemi
"Reading opens doors to a world of choice and opportunity." ~The Indigenous Literacy Foundation
"Silence is a door among the doors of wisdom, indeed, silence begets and attracts love. It is the proof of all the beneficiences." ~Ali al-Rida
"Sometimes the door closes on a part of our life, not because we failed, but because something tells us that this no longer fits our life and it is time to move on. So lock that door, shed your tears and when you're ready, turn around and look for a new door that's opened. It's a sign that you're no longer the person you're once were, it's time to change into you truly are." ~Anon
"The doors of happiness remain locked. When they are unlocked, they swing open quickly and widely but close right behind them. They must be reopened throughout each day and there is but one key that fits that lock: Gratitude." ~Fawn Weaver
"The fear of making a mistake is the door that locks us up in the castle of mediocrity: if we manage to overcome this fear, we are taking an important step towards our freedom." ~Paulo Coelho
“The Lord's mercy often rides to the door of our heart upon the black horse of affliction.” ~Charles Haddon Spurgeon
"The moment you accept what troubles you've been given, the door will open. Welcome difficulty as a familiar comrade. Joke with torment brought by the friend. Sorrows are the rags of old clothes and jackets that serve to cover, then are taken off. That undressing and the beautiful naked body underneath is the sweetness that comes after grief. The hurt you embrace becomes joy." ~Rumi
"The right door will open without knocking." ~Simple Wordz
"We are always surrounded by doors of opportunity. That’s the way life is. Often, opportunities do not come in packages wrapped in the colors we expected. When an unexpected surprise happens, we refuse to see it and so we miss the opportunity. Sometimes we are so focused on a goal far out in the future that we do not see what is right in front of us, or we get so busy hurrying and rushing around that we lose all perspective." ~Anne Wilson Schaef
"Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful." ~Shams Tabrizi
"When the doors of perception are cleansed, men will see things as they truly are, infinite." ~William Blake
"We are always surrounded by doors of opportunity. That’s the way life is. Often, opportunities do not come in packages wrapped in the colors we expected. When an unexpected surprise happens, we refuse to see it and so we miss the opportunity. Sometimes we are so focused on a goal far out in the future that we do not see what is right in front of us, or we get so busy hurrying and rushing around that we lose all perspective." ~Anne Wilson Schaef
"Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighborhood of despair. Even when all doors remain closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful." ~Shams Tabrizi
"When the doors of perception are cleansed, men will see things as they truly are, infinite." ~William Blake
Auburn Botanical Garden
Japanese Garden, August 21, 2022
"Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open." ~Rumi
"Why struggle to open a door between us when the whole wall is an illusion?" ~Rumi
"Why struggle to open a door between us when the whole wall is an illusion?" ~Rumi
"With every new door you open, a world of possibilities and discoveries open to your mind and heart. New adventures are waiting for you. Open the door." ~Margaret B. Moss
WALLS
"Don’t spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door." ~Dr. Laura Schlessinger
"Not all classrooms have four walls." ~Anon
WINDOWS
"A book is like a window in which the beams of light shines through, the moment you open it." ~Leah C. Dancel, September 17, 2021
“A real journalist is one who looks out the window to check whether it was raining or not” ~Aveen Acuna-Gulo
"A smile is the light in the window of your face that tells people you're at home." ~Anon
"A warm breeze blew through my window like a gentle wave lapping the sandy shore in summer at low tide, and as I took in a breath of air that blanketed my body like tall grass in a field I felt for just that moment in time, like I did when I was a child. I felt that I had not one worry, not one burden, nothing was on my mind except that breeze that made the curtains swell like balloons." ~Christina Pagliarulo
"A window—it’s more entertaining than TV. Just ask a cat looking out, or a man looking in on a life he desires." ~Jarod Kintz
“Don't throw stones at your neighbors, if your own windows are glass.” ~Benjamin Franklin
"Fear leads to death as the window to the courtyard. Jump!" ~Grigoris Deoudis
“He is outside of everything, and alien everywhere. He is an aesthetic solitary. His beautiful, light imagination is the wing that on the autumn evening just brushes the dusky window.” ~Henry James
"I am an open book in a closed book store. You'll have to read me through the window." ~Laura Wheeler
"I came from a broken home. My bedroom window was cracked." ~Jarod Kintz
"I do not want my house to be walled in on all sides and my windows to be stuffed. I want the cultures of all the lands to be blown about my house as freely as possible. But I refuse to be blown off my feet by any." ~Mahatma Gandhi
"I’ll leave the door unlocked. Be sure to ring the doorbell before you climb in through the window." ~Jarod Kintz
"If a window of opportunity appears, don't pull down the shade." ~Thomas J. Peters
"...if I’m alone in bed, I will go over to window, look up at the sky and feel certain that loneliness is a lie, because the Universe is there to keep me company...." ~Anon
"Just as there comes
a warm sunbeam into every
cottage window,
so comes a love-beam of God's
care for every separate need."
~Nathaniel Hawthorne
"Look beyond her piercing eyes and you'll see a window into the soul of the wild." ~Wildlife Nature
"Many times, the stories people tell are a window with which to peer into their very souls." ~Joffre Balce
“Moonlight floods the whole sky from horizon to horizon; How much it can fill your room depends on its windows.” ~Jalaluddin Mevlana Rumi, The Essential Rumi
"One of the most tragic things I know about human nature is that all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today." ~Dale Carnegie
"Opportunity is the door to your future. Act and grow in a new direction or the door closes and you feel stuck." ~Cheryl Janecky
"Peace is always at your heart’s door. It’s up to you to open it." ~Robert Clancy
“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.” ~Elizabeth Kübler-Ross
"Powerful eyes as the window to our soul will always convey the balance of sharing love, treasure and wisdom" ~Edward Soliangco
"Reading opens doors to a world of choice and opportunity." ~The Indigenous Literacy Foundation
"Set wide the window. Let me drink the day." ~Edith Wharton
"The Bright Window is the eyes that you look through, out onto the world at the times and places that you live." ~Wayne Joseph
"The faithful man perceives nothing less than opportunity in difficulties. Flowing through his spine, faith and courage work together: Such a man does not fear losing his life, thus he will risk losing it at times in order to empower it. By this he actually values his life more than the man who fears losing his life. It is much like leaping from a window in order to avoid a fire yet in that most crucial moment knowing that God will appear to catch you." ~Criss Jami
"The faithful man perceives nothing less than opportunity in difficulties. Flowing through his spine, faith and courage work together: Such a man does not fear losing his life, thus he will risk losing it at times in order to empower it. By this he actually values his life more than the man who fears losing his life. It is much like leaping from a window in order to avoid a fire yet in that most crucial moment knowing that God will appear to catch you." ~Criss Jami
August 21, 2016
“The greenest window is the one that is already built...” ~Anon
"The radiance in some places is so great as to be fairly dazzling...a window opening into heaven, a mirror reflecting the Creator.” ~John Muir
“The right ending is an open door you can't see too far out of. It can mean exactly the opposite of what you are thinking.” ~from COMING THROUGH SLAUGHTER by Michael Ondaatje
"The sides of buildings should be like the tops of lakes. I’d fish through your window hoping to catch a smile." ~Jarod Kintz
"The sun, the bright sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life, and hope, and freshness to man - burst upon the crowded city in clear and radiant glory. Through costly-colored glass and paper-mended window, through cathedral dome and rotten crevice, it shed its equal ray." ~Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist
"The water trapped in my window makes it like an aquarium—which makes me the fish." ~Jarod Kintz
"The future always looks bright when viewed through the windows of God's promises." ~Anon
"There is a window from one Heart to another Heart." ~Rumi
"Today I close the door on my past, open the door to my future and step on through." ~Anon
"We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.” ~Dale Carnegie
"We have a tiny window when we can still play both sides.” ~Herman Kraft, a political scientist at the University of the Philippines.
"Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighbourhood of despair. Even when all doors remained closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful! It is easy to be thankful when all is well. A Sufi is thankful not only for what he has been given but also for all that he has been denied." ~Shams Tabrizi
"Whatever happens to you, don’t fall in despair. Even if all the doors are closed, a secret path will be there for you that no one knows. You can’t see it yet but so many paradises are at the end of this path. Be grateful! It is easy to thank after obtaining what you want, thank before having what you want." ~Shams Tabrizi
"When a morning winter sun peeks through my kitchen window and brings sparkle to my favourite place where I boil water in a kettle and help myself to a nice cup of coffee." ~Leah C. Dancel, 27 August 2017
"When the storm of life comes howling and raging outside your window; when you look that tempest in the eye, there will be a quickening in your instincts. In that moment, you will burn with aliveness. Your total intelligence knows exactly what to do, because you were made to weather the storms of life." ~Bryant McGill
"Who says you cannot hold the moon in your hand?...Tonight when the stars come out and the moon rises in the velvet sky, look outside your window, then raise your hand and position your fingers around the disk of light....There you go . . . That was easy!" ~Vera Nazarian
"Why watch reality TV when I can just open my blinds and look out my window to all the reality I can handle?" ~Jarod Kintz
"You have the nicest window, you know? None of the others can even compete. It´s not flashy like the others, or bleary – your window gives of this nice, quiet light." ~Banana Yoshimoto
"Your body is away from me, but there is a window open from my heart to yours." ~Rumi
RELATED QUOTES
"Ah September, you are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul." ~Peggy Toney Horton
“The right ending is an open door you can't see too far out of. It can mean exactly the opposite of what you are thinking.” ~from COMING THROUGH SLAUGHTER by Michael Ondaatje
"The sides of buildings should be like the tops of lakes. I’d fish through your window hoping to catch a smile." ~Jarod Kintz
"The sun, the bright sun, that brings back, not light alone, but new life, and hope, and freshness to man - burst upon the crowded city in clear and radiant glory. Through costly-colored glass and paper-mended window, through cathedral dome and rotten crevice, it shed its equal ray." ~Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist
"The water trapped in my window makes it like an aquarium—which makes me the fish." ~Jarod Kintz
"The future always looks bright when viewed through the windows of God's promises." ~Anon
"There is a window from one Heart to another Heart." ~Rumi
"Today I close the door on my past, open the door to my future and step on through." ~Anon
"We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon-instead of enjoying the roses blooming outside our windows today.” ~Dale Carnegie
"We have a tiny window when we can still play both sides.” ~Herman Kraft, a political scientist at the University of the Philippines.
"Whatever happens in your life, no matter how troubling things might seem, do not enter the neighbourhood of despair. Even when all doors remained closed, God will open up a new path only for you. Be thankful! It is easy to be thankful when all is well. A Sufi is thankful not only for what he has been given but also for all that he has been denied." ~Shams Tabrizi
"Whatever happens to you, don’t fall in despair. Even if all the doors are closed, a secret path will be there for you that no one knows. You can’t see it yet but so many paradises are at the end of this path. Be grateful! It is easy to thank after obtaining what you want, thank before having what you want." ~Shams Tabrizi
"When a morning winter sun peeks through my kitchen window and brings sparkle to my favourite place where I boil water in a kettle and help myself to a nice cup of coffee." ~Leah C. Dancel, 27 August 2017
"When the storm of life comes howling and raging outside your window; when you look that tempest in the eye, there will be a quickening in your instincts. In that moment, you will burn with aliveness. Your total intelligence knows exactly what to do, because you were made to weather the storms of life." ~Bryant McGill
"Who says you cannot hold the moon in your hand?...Tonight when the stars come out and the moon rises in the velvet sky, look outside your window, then raise your hand and position your fingers around the disk of light....There you go . . . That was easy!" ~Vera Nazarian
"Why watch reality TV when I can just open my blinds and look out my window to all the reality I can handle?" ~Jarod Kintz
"You have the nicest window, you know? None of the others can even compete. It´s not flashy like the others, or bleary – your window gives of this nice, quiet light." ~Banana Yoshimoto
"Your body is away from me, but there is a window open from my heart to yours." ~Rumi
RELATED QUOTES
"Ah September, you are the doorway to the season that awakens my soul." ~Peggy Toney Horton
"Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls.” ~Joseph Campbell
"March is the doorway from Winter to Spring." ~Francis Gay (1998)
"The intellect is a beautiful servant but a terrible master. Intellect is the power tool of our separateness. The intuitive, compassionate heart is the doorway to our unity." ~Ram Dass
VERSE
"In the window full of sunlight
Concentrates her golden shadow
Fold on fold, until it glows as
Mellow as the glory roses."
~D.H. Lawrence
“Moonlight floods the whole sky from horizon to horizon;
How much it can fill your room depends on its windows.”
~Jalaluddin Mevlana Rumi ~(The Essential Rumi)
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"March is the doorway from Winter to Spring." ~Francis Gay (1998)
"The intellect is a beautiful servant but a terrible master. Intellect is the power tool of our separateness. The intuitive, compassionate heart is the doorway to our unity." ~Ram Dass
VERSE
"In the window full of sunlight
Concentrates her golden shadow
Fold on fold, until it glows as
Mellow as the glory roses."
~D.H. Lawrence
“Moonlight floods the whole sky from horizon to horizon;
How much it can fill your room depends on its windows.”
~Jalaluddin Mevlana Rumi ~(The Essential Rumi)
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