Self-respect is the cornerstone of all virtue.
-John Herschel
Letting go of fear, attachment, grief and anger is the sannyasin’s renunciation. He savours only the taste of his oneness with the ultimate reality.
No matter how plain a woman maybe, if truth and honesty are written across her face, she will be beautiful.
-Eleanor Roosevelt
By all means marry; if you get a good wife, you’ll become happy; if you get a bad one, you’ll become a philosopher.
-Socrates
Those who think religion is about belief don’t understand religion, and don’t understand belief.
-Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Hope is the only universal liar who never loses his reputation for veracity.
-Robert G. Ingersoll
Birth does not lead to greatness; but cultivation of numerous virtues by a man leads him to greatness.
This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.
-Dalai Lama
Hatred never ceases through hatred in this world; through love alone they cease. This is an eternal law.
About the only time losing is more fun than winning is when you're fighting temptation.
-Thomas Albert “Tom” Wilson