Respect yourself and others will respect you.
-Confucius
The artist must be in his work as God is in creation, invisible and all-powerful; his presence should be felt everywhere, but he should never be seen.
-Gustave Flaubert
A successful life is the one which has no desires left in the mind at the time of
death.
-Deep Trivedi
Set your faces towards unity, and let the radiance of its light shine upon you. Gather ye together, and for the sake of God resolve to root out whatever is the source of contention among you. Then will the effulgence of the world’s great Luminary envelop the whole earth, and its inhabitants become citizens of one city, and the occupants of one and the same throne.
There is the solitude of suffering, when you go through darkness that is lonely, intense, and terrible. Words become powerless to express your pain; what others hear from your words is so distant and different from what you are actually suffering.
- John O'donohue
Disobedience is the true foundation of liberty. The obedient must be slaves.
-Henry David Thoreau
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.