#ness

The teachings of the Buddha could be summarized in four short sentences. ... [The Buddha] said ... The bad things, don't do them. The good things, try to do them. Try to purify, subdue your own mind. That is the teaching of all buddhas. ↗

— Thich Nhat Hanh

#mindfulness #art

Our marriage is between us. If we decide to continue being together or not, it's our business. ↗

— Gwyneth Paltrow

#between #business #continue #decide #marriage

0 true and heavenly grace, without which our own merits are nothing, and our natural gifts of no account! Neither arts nor riches, beauty nor strength, genius nor eloquence have any value in Your eyes, Lord, unless allied to grace. For the gifts of nature are common to good men and bad alike, but grace or love are Your especial gift to those whom You choose, and those who are sealed with this are counted worthy of life everlasting. ↗

— Thomas à Kempis

#giftedness #grace #art

Never violate the sacredness of your individual self-respect. ↗

— Theodore Parker

#never #sacredness #self-respect #violate #your

It's the most unglamourous glamour business in the world. ↗

— Minnie Pearl

#glamour #most #world

My feeling about him is that the America that we have today, the freedoms we enjoy and the privileges we have, are really the reflection of Abe Lincoln's convictions, his vision, and his toughness. ↗

— Gregory Peck

#about #america #convictions #enjoy #feeling

When our heart is closed, it can create a lonely and isolated feeling together with the attitude: "Nobody loves me" or "Nobody cares about me", which can make it hard for other people to love us. ↗

— Swami Dhyan Giten

#lonliness #love #attitude

More evil gets done in the name of righteousness than any other way. ↗

— Glen Cook

#right-and-wrong #righteousness #dreams

There is no greater power than that of a laugh and happiness is a force which can save a person from the horrors of the world. ↗

— Hillary DePiano

#happiness #laughter #art

Consciousness is what makes the mind-body problem really intractable. ↗

— Thomas Nagel

#intractable #makes #problem #really