“If you are not building rooms where wisdom can be openly spoken, you are building a prison.”
- Shams of
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“There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.”
- Jawaharlal Nehru
Gratitude consists of being more aware of what you have, than what you don’t.
- Unknown
“I have seen what a laugh can do. It can transform almost unbearable tears into something bearable.”
- Bob Hope
“A sense of concern for others' well-being brings inner strength and self confidence.”
- His Holiness the Dalai Lama
To the lamp of love: may it burn brightest in the darkest hours and never flicker in the winds of trial.
~ Unknown
“Love, like a river, will cut a new path whenever it meets an obstacle.”
- Crystal Middlemas
“Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.”
- Sarah Ban Breathnach
“Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.”
- St. Francis de Sales
“The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that is difficult.”
- Madame Marie du Deffand
“We are not here on earth to see through each other, we are here to see each other through.”
~ Unknown
“We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.”
~ Virginia Satir
“The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.”
~ Eric Hoffer
“Sometimes all it takes to make a difference in your community is to be the person who is willing to try.”
~ Becca Robison
“Do not wish to be anything but what you are, and try to be that perfectly.”
- St. Francis de Sales
