flow quotes from influential philosophers, authors and people
"Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one."
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"To enjoy - to love a thing for its own sake and for no other reason."
111
"The most important factor in survival is neither intelligence nor strength but adaptability."
199
"Empty your mind. Be formless. Shapeless. Like water. You put water into a cup, it becomes the cup. You put water into a bottle, it becomes the bottle. You put it in a teapot, it becomes the teapot. Water can flow, or it can crash. Be water, my friend."
237
"Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness."
509
"Be still like a mountain, and flow like a great river."
520
"By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning."
525
"To a mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders."
528
"Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy."
529
"Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished."
537
"When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be."
542
"Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner."
543
"Fall in love with some activity, and do it! Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter."
1174
"Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough."
1175
"Work as hard and as much as you want to on the things you like to do the best. Don’t think about what you want to be, but what you want to do."
1178
"Happiness is a good flow of life."
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"At your birth a seed is planted. That seed is your uniqueness. It wants to grow, transform itself, and flower to its full potential. It has a natural, assertive energy to it. Your Life's Task is to bring that seed to flower, to express your uniqueness through your work."
130
"Proteins are the molecules that execute commands within cells; proteins called enzymes catalyze chemical reactions. This linked series of reactions form a metabolic pathway, where the product of one reaction becomes the input for the next. Which genes are expressed and when - on or off - represents the flow of biological information."
222
"Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge."
643