“You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world.”
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“You must not let your life run in the ordinary way; do something that nobody else has done, something that will dazzle the world.”
“Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.”
“Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.”
“There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first.”
“The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy.”
“Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along.”
“Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.”
“The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.”
“The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man's slavery.”
“Because you are alive, everything is possible.”
“Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.”
“The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance.”
“This is the real secret of life — to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now.”
“My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.”
“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”
“The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.”
“The heart surrenders everything to the moment. The mind judges and holds back.”
“No man is free who is not master of himself.”
“First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.”
“Be here now.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
“You are the sky. Everything else is just the weather.”
“Hatred does not cease by hatred, but only by love; this is the eternal rule.”
“Better than a thousand hollow words, is one word that brings peace.”
“Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.”
“Quietness without is the body of inner peace.”
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.”
“Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again.”
“Each soul has its own path. Compare not.”