Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Evelyn Underhill Novelist

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: England
  • Born: Dec 6, 1875
  • Died: Jun 15, 1941

Evelyn Underhill was an English Anglo-Catholic writer and pacifist known for her numerous works on religion and spiritual practice, in particular Christian mysticism.

In the English-speaking world, she was one of the most widely read writers on such matters in the first half of the 20th century. No other book of its type—until the appearance in 1946 of Aldous Huxley's The Perennial Philosophy—met with success to match that of her best-known work, Mysticism, published in 1911.

Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience. patience, sympathy & wisdom

Adoration is caring for God above all else. God

After all it is those who have a deep and real inner life who are best able to deal with the irritating details of outer life. best

Never forget that the key to the situation lies in the will and not in the imagination. imagination

Thanksgiving November 28, 2024

The thankful receiver bears a plentiful harvest. 32 other thoughts from William Blake

32 other thoughts from William Blake

Drink and be thankful to the host! What seems insignificant when you have it, is important when you need it. 6 other wisdom & wit from Franz Grillparzer

6 other wisdom & wit from Franz Grillparzer

For what I have received may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received. 2 more views from Storm Jameson

2 more views from Storm Jameson

To give thanks in solitude is enough. Thanksgiving has wings and goes where it must go. Your prayer knows much more about it than you do. 73 quotes from Victor Hugo

73 quotes from Victor Hugo