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Most people would look at an animal in a cage and instinctively feel that it should be set free. . . . It's a dangerous world out there, filled with predators. . . . What would you prefer? A comfortable, safe, warm, cosy life in a cage, or an uncertain life of freedom.
- Scarlett Thomas
Bliss, knowledge and wisdom are Sun himself. I bow to Mitra, Bhanu, to the shining one, the cause of the universe and let Him protect me from death.
- Vedas
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
- Walter Lippmann
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious.
- Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement.
- Henry Ford
Ignorance is ultimately the worst enemy of a people who want to be free.
- Jonathan Hennessey
Pain reaches the heart with electrical speed, but truth moves to the heart as slowly as a glacier.
- Barbara Kingsolver
Democracy is the process by which people choose the man who'll get the blame.
- Bertrand Russell
Fasting in the monastic community is considered an ascetic practice, a “dhutanga” practice. Dhutanga means “to shake up” or “invigoration”. The Buddha, as is well known, emphasized moderation, the Middle Way that avoids extremes, in all things. Fasting is an additional method that one can take up, with supervision, for a time.
- A Spiritual Leader
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