They cannot take away our self-respect if we do not give it to them.
-Mahatma Gandhi
Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.
The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions
Our aspirations, our affections, and our desires are turned towards the wrong things. And only when we turn them towards the right things will things get better.
Perhaps only people who are capable of real togetherness have that look of being alone in the universe. The others have a certain stickiness, they stick to the mass.
-D. H. Lawrence
Working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation.