One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.
-William Shakespeare
If you plan on being anything less than you are capable of being, you will probably be unhappy all the days of your life.
-Abraham Maslow
The ups and downs coming in others' life do not make a difference to you;
because you know that he is the other. If you wish, you can separate your 'being'
from 'yourself' and then like that of others, the ups and downs of your own life will
also not affect you.
-Deep Trivedi
We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.
-Helen Keller
Food to a large extent is what holds a society together and eating is closely linked to deep spiritual experiences.
If you think God’s there, He is. If you don’t, He isn’t. And if that’s what God’s like, I wouldn’t worry about it.
-Haruki Murakami
That happiness which comes after misery is all the more enjoyable; it is to one scorched in the sun that the shade of the tree gives exceptional relief.
The friend of time doesn't spend all day saying: 'I haven't got time.' He doesn't fight with time. He accepts it and cherishes it.
-Jean Vanier