John O'Donohue
John O'Donohue
John O'Donohuewas an Irish poet, author, priest, and Hegelian philosopher. He was a native Irish speaker, and as an author is best known for popularising Celtic spirituality...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth1 January 1956
CountryIreland
integrity artist creative
Each of us is an artist of our days; the greater our integrity and awareness, the more original and creative our time will become.
faces depth entirety
...to gaze into the face of another is to gaze into the depth and entirety of his life.
integrity privilege duty
We are privileged, and the duty of privilege is absolute integrity.
balance care your-soul
You lose the balance of your sould if you not learn to take care of yourself.
enduring friendship great modern obstacles people rushing takes time
Most people are enduring a marginalized isolation. One of the great obstacles to modern friendships is the 'religion of rush.' People are rushing all the time through time. Friendship takes time.
emerges
There is an instinct that emerges when we get quiet with people. We know who's close.