'Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all
living things, man will not himself find peace.'
~Albert Schweitzer~
' I look upon all creatures equally; none are less dear
to me and none more dear. But those who worship me with
love live in me, and I come to life in them.'
~Bhagavad Gita~
'When you see a man of worth, think of how you may emulate him.
When you see one who is unworthy, examine your own character.' ~confucius~
' Although gold dust is precious, when it gets in your
eyes it obstructs your vision.'
~Hsi-Tang~
' See one promontory, one mountain,
one sea, one river and see all'
~Socrates~
' I've always regarded nature as the clothing of God'
~Alan Hawhamess~
'The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely, or unhappy is to
go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the
heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that
all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy,
amidst the simple beauty of nature. As long as this exists,
and it certainly always will, I know that then there will always
be comfort for every sorrow, whatever the circumstances may be.
And I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.'
~Anne Frank~
' For the truly faithful, no miracle is necessary. For those who
doubt, no miracle is sufficient.'
~Nancy Gibbs~
'If we ourselves remain angry and then sing world peace, it has
little meaning. So you see, first our individual self must learn
peace. This we can practice. Then we can teach the rest of the world.'
~The Dalai Lama~
'No conquest can ever become permanent which does not show itself
beneficial to the conquered as well as to the conquerors.'
~Thomas Carlyle~
' The softest things in the world overcome the hardest things in
the world.'
~Lao-Tzu~
' The greatest virtues are those which are most useful to other
persons.'
~Aristotle~
' You will be as much value to others as you have been to yourself.'
~Marcus T. Cicero~
'There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is
a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.'
~Albert Einstein~
' If I spent enough time with the tiniest creature, even a
caterpillar, I would never have to prepare a sermon. So full
of God is every creature.'
~Meister Eckhart~
' If you listen carefully enough to anything, it will talk to you.'
~George Washington Carver~
'My religion is kindness.'
~The Dalai Lama~
' When you lose the rhythm of the
drumbeat of God, you are lost from the peace and rhythm of
life.'
~Cheyenne Saying~
' Do not pursue the past. Do not lose yourself in the future.
The past no longer is, and the future has not yet come. Look
deeply at life, just as it is arising in the very here and now.
Recognize it- invincible, unshakable. Care for it with your heart
and mind.'
~The Buddha~
'A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.'
~John Barrymore~
' You are never given a dream without also being given the power
to make it true. You may have to work for it, however.'
~Richard Bach~
' By starving emotions we become humorless, rigid and stereotyed;
by repressing them we become literal, reformatory, and
holier-than-thou; encouraged, they perfume life; discouraged,
they poison it.'
~Joseph Collins~
' to see the world in a grain of sand, and to see heaven in
a wild flower, hold infinity in the palm of your hands,
and eternity in an hour.'
~William Blake~
' Every situation, every moment, is of infinite worth; for
it is representative of a whole eternity.'
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe~
' Those who are motivated by fear, no matter how they
justify such motivation to themselves, are working to keep
the world in darkness.'
~Ken Casey~
' Every situation, properly perceived, becomes an opportunity
to heal.'
~A Course in Miracles~
' Who says the eternal Being does not exsist? Who says the
sun has gone out? Someone who climbs up on the roof and
closes his eyes tight and says I don't see anything.'
~Rumi~
' What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master
calls the butterfly.'
~Richard Bach~
' Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could.
Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in, forget them as
soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day, you shall begin it well
and serenely....
~Ralph Waldo Emerson~
' Re-examine all you have been told.....Dismiss what insults your soul.'
~Walt Whitman~
" Even if you fall on your face, you're still moving forward.'
~Robert C. Gallagher~
' Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and
whispers, grow, grow!'
~The Talmund~
' Is truth so particular that there is only one gate to heaven?
There are no gates. Heaven is inside you. You are not even the gatekeeper.'
~Emmanuel~
' To laugh often and love much, to win the repect of intelligent
persons and the affection of children; to earn the approbation of
honest citizens and endure the betrayal of false friends; to
appreciate beauty; to find the best in others; to give of one's self;
to leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy child,
a garden patch or a redeemed social condition; to have played and
laughed with enthusiasm and sung with exultation; to know even one
life has breathed easier because you have lived-this is to have
succeeded.'
~Ralph Waldo Emerson~
' Whatever is begun in anger, ends in shame.'
~Benjamin Franklin~
' There will be a time when you believe everything is finished.
That will be the beginning.