As we view the world through our prejudices we will always find evidence that validates them, even where evidence doesn’t exist.
There’s an abundance of books published on overcoming self-ignorance, and there’s an overabundance of evidence that few of us believe they need to be read.
Be thankful for a blessing; a blessing is a gift that adds quality to one’s life. Be indebted to adversity; overcoming adversity is a gift that adds quality to one’s self.
The hardest part of knowing who we are is learning where to look.
It’s a masterful design for the advancement of humanity; we are not made whole by selfish pursuit of filling our own needs - we are made whole by selfless service to the needs of others.
It’s a masterful design for the advancement of humanity; we are not made whole by selfish service to our own needs - we are made whole by selfless service to the needs of others.
Of all the serious considerations that will face us during our lifetime perhaps the most serious for our well-being is not to take life too seriously.
Light is not smothered by darkness, it illuminates darkness so that we may find our way. In this manner, love is not smothered by grief, it illuminates grief, so that we may find our way.
There are three things I’ve come to learn about opinions; there are those of experts, there are those of laymen, and there are our own - which we always believe to be right.
There is such a difference between what people say and what they do that I find myself listening with my eyes more than my ears.
In a world that is largely uncontrollable, acceptance is essential for a life of happiness and serenity. Yet, it is a life skill that is as remarkable for its importance as it is for its neglect.
There is always the question of how to better our world, with a sense of futility given the sphere of the task. But the answer is simpler than we care to admit; as each of us works to better one’s self the world will better itself.
It seems everybody is experienced in giving advice, after all, we hear so much of it. But, we don’t know whether their experience is in giving bad advice; and this is determined by our own experience.
