"I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy. Returning hate for hate multiplies hate, adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars. Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that."
- Martin Luther King Jr.
To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means
pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless.
Gilbert K. Chesterton
To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means
pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless. Gilbert K. Chesterton
"If one's thoughts towards spirituality were of the
same intensity as those towards love, one would become a Buddha in this very body, in this very life."
~ from the Love Poems of the Sixth Dalai Lama ~
If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty inthe person. If there is beauty in the person, there
will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in
the house, there will be order in the nation. If thereis order in the nation, there will be peace in the
world.
- Chinese Proverb
"If one's thoughts towards spirituality were of the
same intensity as those towards love, one would become a Buddha in this very body, in this very life."
~ from the Love Poems of the Sixth Dalai Lama ~
Love is a force that connects us to every strand of
the universe, an unconditional state that
characterizes human nature, a form of knowledge that
is always there for us if only we can open ourselves
to it.
Emily H. Sell
"In what you say of another, apply the test of
kindness, necessity and truth, and let nothing pass
your lips without a 2/3 majority."
Liz Armbruster
"In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art."
Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi Source: Wild Joy: The
Ecstatic Poetry of Paul Goldman
If I Adore You
If I adore you out of fear of Hell, burn me in Hell!
If I adore you out of desire for Paradise,
Lock me out of Paradise.
But if I adore you for Yourself alone,
Do not deny me Your eternal beauty.
Rabia al Basri
From: Doorkeeper of the Heart: versions of Rabia, translated by Charles Upton
Certain beliefs must accompany every action: One
should act without selfishness, cultivate compassion
for all living things, and develop respect for others.
-Bstan-dzin-rgya-mtsho
(1935-, Tibetan 14th Dalai Lama)
The fault finder will find faults even in paradise.
Henry David Thoreau
The fault finder will find faults even in paradise.
Henry David Thoreau
Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not livingin eternity. We have only this moment, sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake.
Marie Beynon Ray
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things hehas not, but rejoices for those which he has.
Epictetus
Today I forgive all those who have ever offended me. Igive my love to all thirsty hearts, both to those who love me and to those who do not love me.
Paramahansa Yogananda
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things hehas not, but rejoices for those which he has.
Epictetus
Today I forgive all those who have ever offended me. Igive my love to all thirsty hearts, both to those who love me and to those who do not love me.
Paramahansa Yogananda
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be
happy.
Ann Frank
Think of all the beauty still left around you and be
happy.
Ann Frank
He who receives a good turn should never forget it; hewho does one should never remember it.
Pierre Charron
Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner oftraveling.
Margaret Lee Runback
Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are
really and truly of no great use; a right heart
exceeds all.
Benjamin Franklin
Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned.
Peter Marshall
I forgive myself for having believed for so long that
... I was never good enough to have, get, be what I
wanted.
Ceanne DeRohan
It is not what we read, but what we remember that
makes us learned. It is not what we intend but what wedo that makes us useful. And, it is not a few faint
wishes but a lifelong struggle that makes us valiant.
Henry Ward Beecher
Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that
happiness is at their heels.
Bertolt Brecht
I like living. I have sometimes been wildly,
despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow,
but through it all I still know quite certainly that
just to be alive is a grand thing.
Agatha Christie
When you judge another, you do not define them, you
define yourself.
Wayne Dyer
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.
Babe Ruth
It is not by accident that the happiest people are those who make a conscious effort to live useful lives.
Their happiness, of course, is not a shallow exhilaration where life is one continuous intoxicating party. Rather, their happiness is a deep sense of inner peacethat comes when they believe their lives have meaning and that they are making a difference for good in the world.
Ernest Fitzgerald
Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to betrue is what we believe. What we believe is based uponour perceptions. What we perceive depends upon what welook for. What we look for depends upon what we think.What we think depends upon what we perceive. What we
perceive determines what we believe. What we believe
determines what we take to be true. What we take to
be true is our reality.
-Gary Zukav
I will greet this day with love in my heart. For this is the greatest secret of success in all ventures.
Muscle can split a shield and even destroy life itselfbut only the unseen power of love can open the hearts of man and until I master this act I will remain no
more than a peddler in the market place. I will make
love my greatest weapon and none on whom I call can
defend upon its force... my love will melt all hearts liken to the sun whose rays soften the coldest day.
-Og Mandino
Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the
music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest
thoughts, for out of them will grow delightful
conditions, all heavenly environment; of these if you but remain true to them, your world will at last be
built.
James Allen
Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing
nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and
you've done it.
Margaret Thatcher
Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would
but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly.
Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from,
everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves
to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy and strength,if faced with an open mind.
Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.
Henry Miller
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the
same way, you learn to love by loving.
St. Francis De Sales
My mother drew a distinction between achievement and
success. She said that achievement is the knowledge
that you have studied and worked hard and done the
best that is in you. Success is being praised by others. That is nice but not as important or satisfying.
Always aim for achievement and forget about success.
Helen Hayes
The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The
person who knows WHY will always be his boss.
Diane Ravitch
I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them.
Pablo Picasso
Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to
look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy;
you can't build on it; it's only good for wallowing
in.
Katherine Mansfield
God and I have become
like two giant fat people
He who receives a good turn should never forget it; hewho does one should never remember it.
Pierre Charron
Happiness is not a state to arrive at, but a manner oftraveling.
Margaret Lee Runback
Great beauty, great strength, and great riches are
really and truly of no great use; a right heart
exceeds all. Benjamin Franklin
Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned. Peter Marshall
I forgive myself for having believed for so long that
... I was never good enough to have, get, be what I
wanted. Ceanne DeRohan
It is not what we read, but what we remember that
makes us learned. It is not what we intend but what wedo that makes us useful. And, it is not a few faint
wishes but a lifelong struggle that makes us valiant.
Henry Ward Beecher
Everyone chases after happiness, not noticing that
happiness is at their heels. Bertolt Brecht
I like living. I have sometimes been wildly,
despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow,
but through it all I still know quite certainly that
just to be alive is a grand thing. Agatha Christie
When you judge another, you do not define them, you
define yourself. Wayne Dyer
Every strike brings me closer to the next home run. Babe Ruth
It is not by accident that the happiest people are those who make a conscious effort to live useful lives.
Their happiness, of course, is not a shallow exhilaration where life is one continuous intoxicating party. Rather, their happiness is a deep sense of inner peacethat comes when they believe their lives have meaning and that they are making a difference for good in the world.
Ernest Fitzgerald
Reality is what we take to be true. What we take to betrue is what we believe. What we believe is based uponour perceptions. What we perceive depends upon what welook for. What we look for depends upon what we think.What we think depends upon what we perceive. What we
perceive determines what we believe. What we believe
determines what we take to be true. What we take to
be true is our reality. -Gary Zukav
I will greet this day with love in my heart. For this is the greatest secret of success in all ventures.
Muscle can split a shield and even destroy life itselfbut only the unseen power of love can open the hearts of man and until I master this act I will remain no
more than a peddler in the market place. I will make
love my greatest weapon and none on whom I call can
defend upon its force... my love will melt all hearts liken to the sun whose rays soften the coldest day. -Og Mandino
Cherish your visions; cherish your ideals; cherish the
music that stirs in your heart, the beauty that forms in your mind, the loveliness that drapes your purest
thoughts, for out of them will grow delightful
conditions, all heavenly environment; of these if you but remain true to them, your world will at last be
built. James Allen
Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing
nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and
you've done it. Margaret Thatcher
Life has no other discipline to impose, if we would
but realize it, than to accept life unquestioningly.
Everything we shut our eyes to, everything we run away from,
everything we deny, denigrate or despise, serves
to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty, painful, evil, can become a source of beauty, joy and strength,if faced with an open mind.Every moment is a golden one for him who has the vision to recognize it as such.Henry Miller
You learn to speak by speaking, to study by studying, to run by running, to work by working; in just the
same way, you learn to love by loving. St. Francis De Sales
My mother drew a distinction between achievement and
success. She said that achievement is the knowledge
that you have studied and worked hard and done the
best that is in you. Success is being praised by others. That is nice but not as important or satisfying.Always aim for achievement and forget about success.
Helen Hayes
The person who knows HOW will always have a job. The
person who knows WHY will always be his boss. Diane Ravitch
I am always doing things I can't do, that's how I get to do them. Pablo Picasso
Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to
look back. Regret is an appalling waste of energy;
you can't build on it; it's only good for wallowing
in. Katherine Mansfield
God and I have become like two giant fat people