Quote of the day

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“I wish I loved the human Race, I wish I loved its silly face, and when I'm introduced to one, I wish I thought "what jolly fun"!”

~ Walter Alexander Raleigh

 

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"We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library filled with books in many different languages. The child knows someone must have written those books. It does not know how. It does not understand the languages in which they are written. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the arrangement of the books but doesn't know what it is. That seems to me, is the attitude of even the most intelligent being toward God. We see a universe marvellously arranged and obeying certain laws, but only dimly understand those laws. Our limited minds cannot grasp the mysterious force that moves the constellations."

~ Einstein

Trantor - Quotes

 

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115 Pema Chodron Quotes - Universoul Awakening

 

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“Enlightenment is a destructive process. It has nothing to do with becoming better or being happier. Enlightenment is the crumbling away of untruth. It’s seeing through the facade of pretense. It’s the complete eradication of everything we imagined to be true.”

~ Adyashanti

 

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“I believe all religions pursue the same goals, that of cultivating human goodness and bringing happiness to all human beings. Though the means may appear different, the ends are the same.”

~ Dalai Lama

A couple more on the same theme -

Unity, Diversity, and the Honey Bee

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"Perfect love is rare indeed -
for to be a lover will require
that you continually have
the subtlety of the very wise,
the flexibility of the child,
the sensitivity of the artist,
the understanding of the philosopher,
the acceptance of the saint,
the tolerance of the scholar and
the fortitude of the certain."

~ Leo Buscaglia

Love Quotes

 

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“By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you will be happy. If you get a bad one, you will be a philosopher.”

~ Socrates

Five Reasons Why Socrates Was A Terrible Husband

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"True compassion does not come from wanting to help those less fortunate than ourselves but from realizing our kinship with all beings."

~ Pema Chodron in "Start Where You Are"

Quotes: Compassion | Alphabet Practices Multipages | Practices | Spirituality & Practice

 

[Jedster]

My heart searched for your fragrance
in the breeze moving at dawn,
my eyes searched for the flower of your face
in the garden of creation.
Neither could lead me to your abode --
contemplation alone showed me the way.

Sarmad
Poetry Chaikhana | Sarmad - My heart searched for your fragrance

 

[Geoff-Allen]

My heart searched for your fragrance
in the breeze moving at dawn,
my eyes searched for the flower of your face
in the garden of creation.
Neither could lead me to your abode --
contemplation alone showed me the way.

Sarmad

Thanks for the link!

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. They are but trifles, to be sure; but scattered along life’s pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."

~ Joseph Addison

 

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"If we have the self-confidence and the wisdom to be the friend of our partner’s growth, then growth is no threat. If we set ourselves against it, we invite tragedy."

~ Nathaniel Branden

Through God's Eyes: Quoted sources A through F

 

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"The quality of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts. Take care that you entertain no notions unsuitable to virtue and reasonable nature."

~ Marcus Aurelius

 

[Geoff-Allen]

"It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely."

~ Leo Buscaglia

 

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"If everything is imperfect in this imperfect world, love is most perfect in its perfect imperfection."

~ Gunar Björnstrand

Love - Wikiquote

 

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"Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence."

~ Erich Fromm

 

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Mine to the core of the heart, my beauty!
Mine, all mine, and for love, not duty:
Love given willingly, full and free,
Love for love's sake — as mine to thee.
Duty's a slave that keeps the keys,
But Love, the master, goes in and out
Of his goodly chambers with song and shout,
Just as he please — just as he please.

~ Dinah Craik, Poems (1866), "Plighted"

 

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