The squirrel hoards nuts and the bee gathers honey, without knowing what they do, and they are thus provided for without selfishness or disgrace.
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
Source: The Portable Emerson
Contributed by: bajarbattu
From all kinds of flowers,Seek teachings everywhere,Like a deer that findsA quiet place to graze,Seek Seclusion to digestAll you have gathered. . .
Mamkhai Norbu Rinpoche
Source: Dzogchen Tantra from his book The Crystal and the Way of Light
Contributed by: shannapurna
It's not so much how busy you are, but why you are busy. The bee is praised. The mosquito is swatted.
Mary O'Connor
Contributed by: RainbowBright