#easter

The Lord does not require us to wear a [cassock] — He wants us to be good and kind. ↗

— Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

#eastern-orthodoxy #jesus-christ #kindness #monasticism #spirituality

Love is sacrifice. Love sacrifices itself for its neighbor. ↗

— Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

#eastern-orthodoxy #inspirational #love #neighbor #sacrifice

Kosovo today is closer to Europe than other countries in the region of South Eastern Europe. ↗

— Ibrahim Rugova

#countries #eastern #eastern europe #europe #kosovo

What I believe in touches many aspects of religious and spiritual thought. Mainly I'm influenced and inspired by the eastern yogi's aspect of mysticism, Which is, I think, the future. ↗

— Dave Davies

#aspects #believe #eastern #future #i

Roosevelt was determined to stop Stalin from taking over Eastern Europe. He thought they finally had an agreement on Poland. Before Roosevelt died, he realized that Stalin had broken his agreement. ↗

— W. Averell Harriman

#before #broken #determined #died #eastern

If someone says, "You can make it!" down a vertical mountain when you don't ski very well, think about it before launching. This can be a turning point in your life. It sure was in mine when I slammed into the mountain. I wish I'd said, "F'getabout it, sucka," and gone to the Kiddie Corral. Would have saved a lot of pain and surgery. Think about this. What are you really up for? Is the thrill worth the cost? ↗

— Sandy Nathan

#health #inspirational #new-age #western-wisdom #age

Love paid a price so hope could become a reality. ↗

— Susan Gaddis

#inspirational-quotes #jesus-following #inspirational

You know, religion itself, Eastern and Western, is divisive and quarrelsome anyway. ↗

— Deepak Chopra

#divisive #eastern #itself #know #quarrelsome

As soon as the news of the Cabot voyages reached the King of Portugal he arranged to send an expedition of discovery to the far north-west, perhaps to find a northern sea route to Eastern Asia. ↗

— Harry Johnston

#asia #discovery #eastern #expedition #far

I probably spent the first 20 years of my life wanting to be as American as possible. Through my 20s, and into my 30s, I began to become aware of how so much of my art and architecture has a decidedly Eastern character. ↗

— Maya Lin

#architecture #art #aware #become #began