How Small The Heavens Are, The Frog Can Tell; He's Seen Quotes

How small the heavens are, the frog can tell;
He's seen them! - from the bottom of the well.

A child's life is like a piece of paper
on which every person leaves a mark.

I always get to where I’m going
by walking away from where I’ve been..

The biggest enemy of success is "Fear of Failure"
So when FEAR knocks at your DOOR,
send COURAGE to open the DOOR
and
success will wait for you.

When you dig another out of their troubles,
you find a place to bury your own.

A famous soldier came to the master Hakuin and asked:
"Master, tell me: is there really a heaven and a hell?"

"Who are you?" asked Hakuin.

"I am a soldier of the great Emperor's personal guard."

"Nonsense!" said Hakuin.
"What kind of emperor would have you around him?
To me you look like a beggar!"
At this, the soldier started to rattle his big sword in anger.
"Oho!" said Hakuin.
"So you have a sword!
I'll wager it's much too dull to cut my head off!"

At this the soldier could not hold himself back.
He drew his sword and threatened the master, who said:
"Now you know half the answer! You are opening the gates of hell!"

The soldier drew back, sheathed his sword, and bowed.
"Now you know the other half," said the master.
"You have opened the gates of heaven ."

True wisdom comes to each of us
when we realize
how little we understand
life ourselves and the world around us..