One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests.
-Thomas Paine
In the end, it’s not going to matter how many breaths you took, but how many moments took your breath away.
-Shing Xiong
In every man's heart there is a secret nerve that answers to the vibrations of beauty.
-Christopher Morley
Those who are ignorant of the supreme purpose of life will never be able to attain nirvana (liberation) in spite of their observance of the vratas (vows) and niyamas (rules) of religious conduct and practice of shila (celibacy) and tapas (penance).
Love is a great thing, greatest of all goods, because it alone renders light every burden and bears equally all that is unequal.
-Jesus Christ
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
I have not broken your heart - you have broken it; and in breaking it, you have broken mine.
-Emily Brontë