"A serious person can never be innocent, and one who is innocent can never be serious."

Innocence, Playfulness

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"Somebody said once or wrote, once: 'We're all of us children in a vast kindergarten trying to spell God's name with the wrong alphabet blocks!"

Tennessee Williams, American Dramatist

Innocence, Humility, Faith, Childhood, Mystery

"Innocence is the ability to see things for what they are."

R. A. Delmonico, American Author

Innocence, Clarity, Perception, Truth

"When Tana was six, vampires were Muppets, endlessly counting, or cartoon villains in black cloaks with red polyester lining."

Holly Black, American Author

Innocence, Childhood, Perception, Fear

"Scarce was the verdict spoken,When that still calm was broken,A childish form hath burst into the throng;With tears and looks of sadness,That bring no news of gladness,But tell too surely something hath gone wrong!"

Lewis Carroll, English Author

Innocence, Loss, Emotion, Tragedy

"Innocence is a splendid thing, only it has the misfortune not to keep very well and to be easily misled."

Immanuel Kant, German Philosopher

Innocence, Naivety, Loss, Deception

"As children play games with imaginary things, initially a seeker indulges in little things. So simple people believe in simple things."

Fakeer Ishavardas, Indian Spiritual Leader

Innocence, Imagination, Seeker, Belief

"When we see an innocent child, this is an ordinary thing; but when we see an innocent adult, this is an extraordinary thing!"

Mehmet Murat ildan, Turkish Philosopher

Innocence, Truth, Wisdom, Inspirational, Happiness

"Was it not worth the loss of a little immortality to have that strange mix of innocence and strength close to him?"

Nalini Singh, New Zealander Author

Innocence, Strength, Emotion, Reflection

"I like children; I like 'em, and I respect 'em. Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by them."

Oliver Wendell Holmes, American Writer

Innocence, Children, Truth, Honesty

"That Jim Crow there in the window," answered the urchin, holding out a cent, and pointing to the gingerbread figure that had attracted his notice, as he loitered along to school; "the one that has not a broken foot."

Nathaniel Hawthorne, American Novelist

Innocence, Childhood, Observation, Desire

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"Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your soul."

Independence

"Tonight go to sleep as though your whole past has been dropped. Die to the past. And in the morning wake up as a new man in a new morning. Don't let the same one who went to bed get up. Let him go to sleep for good."

Renewal

"There is no other space, no other time. This moment is all. In this moment the whole existence converges, in this moment all is available."

Mindfulness

"So throw off all desires, remove all the dust from your eyes, be at ease within, not longing for something, not even for God. Every longing is the same, whether for a big car, or God, or a big house, makes no difference. Longing is the same. Don't long " just be. Don't even look " just be! Don't think! Let this moment be there, and you in it, and suddenly you have everything " because life is there. Suddenly everything starts showering on you, and then this moment becomes eternal and then there is no time. It is always the now. It never ends, never begins. But then you are in it, not an outsider. You have entered the whole, you have recognized who you are."

Enlightenment

"Self-worth is not something others can give you."

Self-Worth

"No thought, no mind, no choice - just being silent, rooted in yourself."

Silence

"Stop seeking security. There is none."

Security

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"Somebody said once or wrote, once: 'We're all of us children in a vast kindergarten trying to spell God's name with the wrong alphabet blocks!"

"Innocence is the ability to see things for what they are."

"When Tana was six, vampires were Muppets, endlessly counting, or cartoon villains in black cloaks with red polyester lining."

"Scarce was the verdict spoken,When that still calm was broken,A childish form hath burst into the throng;With tears and looks of sadness,That bring no news of gladness,But tell too surely something hath gone wrong!"

"Innocence is a splendid thing, only it has the misfortune not to keep very well and to be easily misled."

"As children play games with imaginary things, initially a seeker indulges in little things. So simple people believe in simple things."

"When we see an innocent child, this is an ordinary thing; but when we see an innocent adult, this is an extraordinary thing!"

"Was it not worth the loss of a little immortality to have that strange mix of innocence and strength close to him?"

"I like children; I like 'em, and I respect 'em. Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by them."

"That Jim Crow there in the window," answered the urchin, holding out a cent, and pointing to the gingerbread figure that had attracted his notice, as he loitered along to school; "the one that has not a broken foot."

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"Don't wait for someone to bring you flowers. Plant your own garden and decorate your soul."

"Tonight go to sleep as though your whole past has been dropped. Die to the past. And in the morning wake up as a new man in a new morning. Don't let the same one who went to bed get up. Let him go to sleep for good."

"Be ordinary, but bring a quality of awareness to your ordinary life."

"Don't follow the crowd; create your own path."

"Don't take life too seriously - learn to laugh at yourself."

"There is no other space, no other time. This moment is all. In this moment the whole existence converges, in this moment all is available."

"Self-worth is not something others can give you."

"No thought, no mind, no choice - just being silent, rooted in yourself."

"Stop seeking security. There is none."