Life is as dear to the mute creature as it is to a man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not to die, so do other creatures.
-Dalai Lama Xiv "The XIV Dalai Lama"
Life is as dear to the mute creature as it is to a man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not to die, so do other creatures.
People no longer try to decipher the mystery of life but choose instead to be a part of it.
-Paulo Coelho
"The Witch Of Portobello"
What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead.
The best thing to hold onto in life is each other.
-Audrey Hepburn
It's good to do uncomfortable things. It's weight training for life.
-Anne Lamott
"Plan B: Further Thoughts on Faith"
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
-Winston S. Churchill
Live in the world like a waterfowl. The water clings to the bird, but the bird shakes it off. Live in the world like a mudfish. The fish lives in the mud, but its skin is always bright and shiny.
-Ramakrishna Paramahamsa
A circle is the reflection of eternity. It has no beginning and it has no end - and if you put several circles over each other, then you get a spiral.
Life without freedom is like a body without a soul, and freedom without thought is like a confused spirit…
One’s entire life is a continuous process of learning. Any process of inquiry is related to learning. But basically our inquiry should be concerned with finding out what is transient and what is permanent. This is true knowledge.