To understand oneself profoundly, one needs balance. Neither renunciation nor acquiescence.
-J. Krishnamurti
To understand oneself profoundly, one needs balance. Neither renunciation nor acquiescence.
For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.
-Stuart Chase
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.
-Martin Luther King, Jr.
Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.
We all have the power of thought – so what are you lacking? If you have willpower, then you can change anything. It is usually said that you are your own master.
Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing.
-Albert Schweitzer
Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.
-Mark Twain
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
-Oscar Wilde