Quotations
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If People Walk In The Woods For The Love… Henry David Thoreau
If people walk in the woods for the love of them half of each day, they are in danger of being regarded as loafers; but if they spend their whole days as speculators, shearing off those woods and making earth bald before her time, they are esteemed industrious and enterprising citizens. As if a town Continue reading
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Amazing, Isn’t It, How Some People…
Amazing, isn’t it, how some people see the basket half empty and others see it half full? Some see life hopeless, others hopeful. Even when things are less than perfect, if you can think of the good, the beautiful, the hopeful, you’ll be more than sustained–you’ll conquer. -Author unknown Continue reading
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People Are Here For The Sake… – Albert Einstein
People are here for the sake of other people–for those upon whose smile and well-being our own happiness depends, and also for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. -Albert Einstein Continue reading
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Sometimes Things Which At The Moment May Be… – Steve Allen
Sometimes things which at the moment may be perceived as obstacles–and actually be obstacles, difficulties, or drawbacks–can in the long run result in some good end which would not have occurred if it had not been for the obstacle. Steve Allen Continue reading
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Do Not Let the Behavior… – Dalai Lama
Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace. Dalai Lama Continue reading
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A Jug Fills…
“A jug fills drop by drop.” Buddha Continue reading
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I Believe All Suffering is Caused by Ignorance – Dalai Lama
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An Insincere and Evil Friend… – Buddha
Note: I am not a religious person. But I do like to read things about Buddhism, and it has made me a calmer and better person. If any of you feel offended or think that I am trying to force the Buddhist quotes, proverbs and sayings, then I do apologize. -Don Continue reading
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If We Are to Reach Real Peace… – Mohandas Gandhi
If we are to reach real peace in the world, we shall have to begin with children. -Mohandas Gandhi Continue reading
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Happiness… – Aristotle
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…if you don’t want to propogate more mass murderers… – Dr. Park Elliott Dietz
It would be great if all of the mass media in this country would take his advice. Click on image to enlarge. Continue reading
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In Recent Generations, Many Have Come to Regard… – Foyan
In recent generations, many have come to regard question and answer dialogues as the style of the Zen school. They do not understand what the ancients were all about; they only pursue trivia, and do not come back to the essentials. How strange! People in older times asked questions on account of confusion, so they Continue reading
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Sitting in Solitude
For many years I have dug in the ground, Seeking the blue skies Time after time Gaining only obstructions In my heart one night In the midst of the darkness I kicked up a piece of tile. Just letting go I realized the already empty bones Are struck into bits. – Muso Soseki Continue reading
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Aslope House. Sopot, Poland
Strange building. Click on image to enlarge. Continue reading
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What is the Use of Going… – Henry David Thoreau
What is the use of going over the old tracks again? You must make tracks into the unknown. Henry David Thoreau Continue reading
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Words Do Not Express Thoughts… – Hermann Hesse
Words do no express thoughts very well. They always become a little different immediately after they are expressed, distorted, a little foolish. Hermann Hesse Continue reading
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Truth Does Not Reveal… – Shantidasa
Truth does not reveal itself in the chatter of conversation, nor can it be coaxed to betray its secrets upon a printed page. Truth speaks only in the deep stillness of silence. Shantidasa Continue reading
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Those Who Are Lifting The World… – Elizabeth Harrison
Those who are lifting the world upward and onward are those who encourage more than criticize. Elizabeth Harrison Continue reading
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Jawaharial Nehru
Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles and begin to wander away from the road that leads to their realization. – Jawaharial Nehru Continue reading
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Society Is Made Up Of Two Main Classes… – Nicholas Chamfort
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Generosity
You do not have to be rich to be generous. If you have the spirit of true generosity, a pauper can give like a prince. -Corrine U. Wells **** Generosity consists not of the sum given, but of the manner in which it is bestowed. -unattributed Continue reading
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Habits
Your habits can be your friends or your enemies; they can help you or hurt you. – Maxwell Maltz ***** Know that every bad habit is a thornbush. After all, how often have you stepped on its thorns? – Jalal al-Din Rumi Continue reading
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Eda LeShan
When we cannot bear to be alone, it means we do not properly value the only companion we will have from birth to death–ourselves. Eda LeShan Continue reading
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