“An easy and luxurious existence does not train men to effort or encounter with difficulty; nor does it awaken that consciousness of power which is so necessary for energetic and effective action in life.”
-Samuel Smiles
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“Each moment is a place you’ve never been.”
-Mark Strand
“Whoever shall exalt himself shall be abased; and he that shall humble himself shall be exalted”
-Matthew 23:12
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“What you do for another, you do for yourself.”
-Christine Horner
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“Each thing has its own intrinsic value.”
-The Sandokai
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“At times our own light…is rekindled by a spark from another person.
Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.”
-Albert Schwietzer
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“…I know nothing else but miracles…
To me every hour of the light and dark is a miracle,
Every cubic inch of space is a miracle,
Every square yard of the surface of the earth is spread with miracles,
Every foot of the interior swarms with miracles.”
-Walt Whitman
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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
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“We set our own obstacles”
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“Your past is not your potential. In any hour you can choose to liberate the future.”
-Marilyn Ferguson
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“Although the world is full of suffering, it is also full of the overcoming of it.”
-Helen Keller
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“All of you are perfect, and you could use a little improvement.”
-Shunryu Suzuki Roshi
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“A human being is part of the whole, called by us “the universe.” Our task must be to widen our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”
-Albert Einstein
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“To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.”
-Jose Ortega y Gasset
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“The force of the atom, is insignificant compared to the explosive force of human nature. The force we need to consider is that which brought man from the darkness of the cave, to the lights of the cathedral. It’s the energy of man’s ambition striving eternally for a place in the sun. And it must be controlled, not by international agreement, nor by legislation destroying man’s freedom; it must be controlled by the individual himself. The formula is a simple one, is man too young to practice it? It is simply: The Golden Rule. Do unto others as you would have others do unto you”
-Massland Family
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“Your Life will come back to haunt you or to help you.”
-Naci
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“We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aids, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn, which does not forsake us in our soundest sleep. I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor. It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through which we look, which morally we can do.”
-Walden, Henry David Thoreau
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“The dreamers are the saviors of the world. As the visible world is sustained by the invisible, so men, through all their trials and sins and sordid vocations, are nourished by the beautiful vision of their solitary dreamers. Humanity cannot forget its dreamers; it cannot let their ideals fade and die; it lives in them; it knows them as the realities which it shall one day see and know…
…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 all delighful conditions, all, heavenly environment; of these, if you but remain true to them, your world will at last be built.”
-As A Man Thinketh, James Allen
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“The grass is not greener on the other side, it’s greener wherever you wet it. It’s greener wherever you wet it.”
-Kirk’s Best Man
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loving kindness meditation
“If anyone has hurt me or harmed me knowingly or unknowingly in thought, word or deed, I freely forgive them.
And I too ask forgiveness if I have hurt anyone or harmed anyone knowingly or unknowingly in thought, word, or deed.”
-Theravada Buddhism
“Every minute of life carries with it its miraculous value, and its face of eternal youth.”
-Albert Camus
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“What you pay for in life, you get. What you don’t pay for, you don’t get. The currency, is a concerted, persistent effort in thought, word, and deed. Each designed to raise expectations, instill optimism, and imply your inevitable success.”
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A Knock At The Door
“We must be watchful, especially in the beginning of temptation;
Because the enemy is easier overcome if he is not suffered to come in at all at the door of the mind, but is kept out at his first knock.
A certain man once said: “withstand the beginning, (because) after the ‘sickness’ has taken vigor from long delay, the remedies come too late”
For first a simple thought comes to mind, then a strong imagination, afterwards delight, and evil motion and consent;
And thus, little by little, the ‘wicked’ enemy gains full entrance when he is not resisted in the beginning;
And the longer a man is negligent in resisting, so much weaker does he daily become in himself and the enemy becomes stronger against him.”
-Thomas A’Kempis (14th century monk)
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“Trying to define yourself is like trying to bite your own teeth.”
-Alan Watts
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“We have to move from the illusion of certainty to the certainty of illusion.”
-Sam Keen
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“Look at the trees, look at the birds, look at the clouds, look at the stars…and if you have eyes you will be able to see that the whole existence is joyful. Everything is simply happy. Trees are happy for no reason; they aren’t going to become first ministers or presidents and they aren’t going to become rich and they will never have any bank balance. Look at the flowers–for no reason. It’s simply unbelievable how happy flowers are.”
-Osho
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“Breath sweeps mind.”
-Jakusho Kwong
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“The universe is made up of stories, not atoms.”
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“No matter what road I travel, I’m going home.”
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“When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.”
-Chinese Proverb