There are ways from light into darkness and from darkness into light. There are ways, also, from the gloom into deeper darkness, and from the dawn into brighter light. The wise man will use the light he has to receive more light. He will constantly advance in the knowledge of truth.
From craving is born grief, from craving is born fear. For one freed from craving there’s no grief – so how fear?
To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.
Be determined. The Tempter masters the lazy and irresolute man who dwells on the attractive side of things, ungoverned in his senses, and unrestrained in his food, like the wind overcomes a rotten tree.
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.
A family is a place where minds come in contact with one another. If these minds love one another the home will be as beautiful as a flower garden. But if these minds get out of harmony with one another it is like a storm that plays havoc with the garden.
