A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
-Aesop
Next to the Word of God, the noble art of music is the greatest treasure in the world.
-Martin Luther
A solid rock is not disturbed by the wind; even so, a wise person is not agitated by praise or blame.
The act which gives you happiness, which even the mind gets excited to do...
how could it be a 'sin'? After death, anyway you will not be able to do anything.
-Deep Trivedi
Time and money spent in helping men to do more for themselves is far better than mere giving.
-Henry Ford
Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures.
-Dalai Lama Xiv