And, as I have said, it's made me think twice about the imagination. If the spirits aren't external, how astonishing the mediums become! Victor Hugo said of his voices that they were like his own mental powers multiplied by five.
It is not unusual to hear a religious leader, a philosopher, or a poet refer to man as having a divine spark within him. Such characterizations infer that man possesses great abilities and potentials. We are frequently admonished to develop our capabilities, reach out, and set high goals for ourselves.
Even more amazing than the wonders of Nature are the powers of the spirit.
One never gets to know a person's character better than by watching his behavior during decisive moments.... It is always only danger which forces the most deeply hidden strengths and abilities of a human being to come forth.
I can never doubt anyone's capabilities. I feel everyone has a talent which takes time to come out.
Nature has concealed at the bottom of our minds talents and abilities of which we are not aware.
Desire is the presentiment of our inner abilities, and the forerunner of our ultimate accomplishments.
It appears that nature has hid at the bottom of our hearts talents and abilities unknown to us. It is only the passions that have the power of bringing them to light, and sometimes give us views more true and more perfect than art could possibly do.
Our wishes are presentiments of the abilities that lie in us, harbingers of what we will be able to accomplish.
What I’ve learned most clearly from blogs is that the majority of them write about the problems from the outside for a reason—because they are missing the abilities that allow people to move to the inside.
We are all born with extraordinary powers of imagination, intelligence, feeling, intuition, spirituality, and of physical and sensory awareness. For the most part, we use only a fraction of these powers, and some not at all.
We don't choose our talents; but we needn't hide them in a napkin because they are not just what we want.
Most men, like plants, possess hidden qualities which chance discovers.
The buried talent is the sunken rock on which most lives strike and founder.
The capacities by which we can gain insights into higher worlds lie dormant within each one of us.
We know from myths and fairy tales that there are many different kinds of powers in this world. One child is given a light saber, another a wizard's education. The trick is not to amass all the different kinds of power, but to use well the kind you've been granted.
No man can discover his own talents.
The powers of the Soul are commensurate with its needs.
I believe, however, that such abnormal moments can be found in everyone, and it is all the more fortunate when they occur in individuals with creative talent or with clairvoyant powers.
