The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
-Aristotle
When you chant the Name, it actually moves through your whole being - purifying you, bestowing grace, and making you sacred…Chanting breaks down the barriers between you and your own heart.
God's promises are like the stars; the darker the night the brighter they shine.
-David Nicholas
Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.
Atheism is an attitude, a frame of mind that looks at the world objectively, fearlessly, always trying to understand all things as a part of nature.
Some chapters in the Book of Life tell of tragedy, others of triumph. Some chapters are dull and others are exciting. The key to being a success in life is to never stop on a difficult page, to never quit a tough chapter. Champions have the courage to keep turning the pages because they know a better chapter lies ahead.
The very strength that protects the heart from injury is the strength that prevents the heart from enlarging to its intended greatness within. The song of the voice is sweet, but the song of the heart is the pure voice of heaven.
The real loneliness is living among all these kind people who only ask one to pretend!
-Edith Wharton