Whatever you give, if you give it freely and without conditions it'll come back to you two fold.
Often, the most extraordinary opportunities are hidden among the seemingly insignificant events of life. If we do not pay attention to these events, we can easily miss the opportunities.
You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.
If you try to do too much, you will not achieve anything.
Nothing relieves and ventilates the mind like a resolution.
This is what I am learning, at 82 years old: the main thing is to be in love with the search for truth.
If you are not in the process of becoming the person you want to be, you are automatically engaged in becoming the person you don't want to be.
Ain't no sense worryin' about the things you got control over, 'cause if you got control over 'em, ain't no sense worryin'. And ain't no sense worryin' about the things you don't got control over, 'cause if you don't got control over 'em, ain't no sense worryin'.
True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment founded on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change, even if they behave negatively. Through universal altruism, you develop a feeling of responsibility for others: the wish to help them actively overcome their problems.
Cynicism cripples our imagination and limits our ability to see faint possibilities amidst glaring problems.
In fighting, in evolution, in life, efficiency is the key.
There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.
It is more important to know where you are going than to get there quickly. Do not mistake activity for achievement. Remember that there is nothing stable in human affairs, therefore avoid undue elation in prosperity or undue depression in adversity.
Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) said: By his good character a believer will attain the degree of one who prays during the night and fasts during the day.
There's nothing you can do that's more important than being fulfilled. You become a sign, you become a signal, transparent to transcendence; in this way, you will find, live, and become a realization of your own personal myth.
Revolution doesn't have to do with smashing something, it has to do with bringing something forth. If you spend all your time thinking about that which you are attacking, then you are negatively bound to it. You have to find the zeal in yourself and bring that out.
I really feel that some people neglect and overlook compassion because they associate it with religion. Of course, everyone is free to choose whether they pay religion any regard, but to neglect compassion is a mistake because it is the source of our own well-being.
In every crisis there is a message. Crises are nature's way of forcing change - breaking down old structures, shaking loose negative habits so that something new and better can take their place.
JOY goes against the foundations of mathematics: it multiplies when we divide.
Whoever debases others is debasing himself.
One of the most important principles of success is developing the habit of going the extra mile.
It is weight that gives meaning to weightlessness.
Only those who ask for more can get more and only those who know there is more, ask.
When you compare yourself with others in matters of wealth, position, and health, you should look at people less favoured than yourself. When you compare yourself with others in matters of religion, knowledge and virtue, look at people who are better than yourself.
Go out there and swear to this world your oath, not with your words, but with what you do. Not with your hand over your heart, but with your hand outstretched to a world that desperately needs your hand, your help, your insights, your creativity, your honor, your courage. It needs you.
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