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    “Man studies simultaneously in three schools. The body is tutored on earth. All the cells of the body perform a particular service, and at the same time they learn. The soul is instructed in the spiritual world, and the spirit is instructed in the Divine world.”
    ― Beinsa Douno
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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: action, change, inspirational, misattributed-to-gandhi, philosophy, wish
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    Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
    “Knock, And He'll open the door
    Vanish, And He'll make you shine like the sun
    Fall, And He'll raise you to the heavens
    Become nothing, And He'll turn you into everything.”
    ― Jalal Ad-Din Rumi
    tags: islam, religion, spirituality
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    Théophile Gautier
    “Chance is perhaps the pseudonym of God when he does not want to sign.”
    ― Théophile Gautier
    tags: misattributed-to-einstein
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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Prayer is not asking. It is a longing of the soul. It is daily admission of one's weakness. It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: god, heart, humanity, inspirational, prayer, religion, souls, weakness
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    Albert Einstein
    “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.”
    ― Albert Einstein
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    Abraham Lincoln
    “My concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right.”
    ― Abraham Lincoln
    tags: inspirational, philosophical, politics, religion, religious
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    Søren Kierkegaard
    “The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.”
    ― Soren Kierkegaard
    tags: faith, god, prayer
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    Elizabeth Strout
    “I suspect the most we can hope for, and it's no small hope, is that we never give up, that we never stop giving ourselves permission to try to love and receive love.”
    ― Elizabeth Strout, Abide with Me
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    Max Lucado
    “Faith is not the belief that God will do what you want. It is the belief that God will do what is right.”
    ― Max Lucado, He Still Moves Stones: Everyone Needs a Miracle
    tags: faith
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  • #11
    Nelson Mandela
    “I am fundamentally an optimist. Whether that comes from nature or nurture, I cannot say. Part of being optimistic is keeping one's head pointed toward the sun, one's feet moving forward. There were many dark moments when my faith in humanity was sorely tested, but I would not and could not give myself up to despair. That way lays defeat and death.”
    ― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom: Autobiography of Nelson Mandela
    tags: faith, hope, optimism
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    Bil Keane
    “Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift of God, which is why we call it the present.”
    ― Bill Keane
    tags: attributed-no-source, hope, inspirational, misattributed-eleanor-roosevelt, past, present, widely-misattributed
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    Emily Dickinson
    “Hope is the thing with feathers
    That perches in the soul
    And sings the tune without the words
    And never stops at all.”
    ― Emily Dickinson
    tags: feathers, hope, inspirational, souls
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    Martin Luther King Jr.
    “But I know, somehow, that only when it is dark enough can you see the stars.”
    ― Martin Luther King, Jr.
    tags: hope, inspirational
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    Aristotle
    “Hope is a waking dream.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: dreams, hope
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  • #16
    Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
    “We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”
    ― Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
    tags: spirituality
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    Dalai Lama XIV
    “This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness.”
    ― Dalai Lama XIV, The Dalai Lama: A Policy of Kindness: An Anthology of Writings By and About the Dalai Lama
    tags: brain, ethics, inspirational, kindness, morality, philosophy, simple, temple
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    Margaret Thatcher
    “In politics, If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want anything done, ask a woman.”
    ― Margaret Thatcher
    tags: gender-roles, gender-stereotypes, men, women
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    Aristotle
    “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”
    ― Aristotle
    tags: introspection, self-discovery, wisdom
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    Benjamin Janey
    “We’d like to believe that by discussing what has occurred will change things. Until now, here’s a mental illness that must be dealt with by going to the root.”
    ― Benjamin Janey, Domestic Violence-The Cure
    tags: domestic-violence, educational, self-help
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    Flora D.
    “true happiness is the contentment of soul, and the joy of inner heart.”
    ― Flora D.
    tags: happiness
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    Dalai Lama XIV
    “Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
    ― Dalai Lama XIV
    tags: happiness, inspirational
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  • #23
    Mahatma Gandhi
    “To give pleasure to a single heart by a single act is better than a thousand heads bowing in prayer.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: attributed-no-source, conflict, fighting, peace, revenge, trial, violence
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    Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
    “silence is the language of god,
    all else is poor translation.”
    ― Rumi
    tags: language, power-of-words, remaining-silent
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    Mahatma Gandhi
    “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.”
    ― Mahatma Gandhi
    tags: attributed-no-source, happiness
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    Dalai Lama XIV
    “People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.”
    ― Dalai Lama XIV
    tags: inspiration
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    Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
    “Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.”
    ― Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi
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  • #29
    Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi
    “Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”
    ― Rumi
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  • #30
    Albert Camus
    “Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
    Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
    Walk beside me… just be my friend”
    ― Albert Camus
    tags: attributed-no-source, friends, friendship, misattributed-albert-camus
    93613 likes



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