#nit

The philosopher with his two eyes sees double, so is unable to see the unity of the Truth. ↗

— Mahmud Shabistari

#sufi-mystic-poetry #truth #unity

What we are doing to the forests of the world is but a mirror reflection of what we are doing to ourselves and to one another. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#environment #forests #humanity #trees #wilderness

The worst thing to call somebody is crazy. It's dismissive. "I don't understand this person. So they're crazy." That's bullshit. These people are not crazy. They strong people. Maybe their environment is a little sick. ↗

— Dave Chappelle

#insanity #environment

The measure of civilized behavior is compassion. ↗

— Paul Theroux

#humanity #travel #africa

You know what they say about hope. It breeds eternal misery! ↗

— Sara Shepard

#eternity

She felt so human that he could barely carry on a conversation. ↗

— L.A. Weatherly

#conversation

This story is the ultimate example of American’s biggest political problem. We no longer have the attention span to deal with any twenty-first century crisis. We live in an economy that is immensely complex and we are completely at the mercy of the small group of people who understand it – who incidentally often happen to be the same people who built these wildly complex economic systems. We have to trust these people to do the right thing, but we can’t, because, well, they’re scum. Which is kind of a big problem, when you think about it. ↗

— Matt Taibbi

#government #politics #thievery #united-states #economy

It's August, which means Congress is on recess and Mitch McConnell has shimmied back into the ocean to seek a mate. ↗

— Stephen Colbert

#mitch-mcconnell #politics #twitter #united-states #united-states-congress

A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men. ↗

— Gloria Steinem

#feminism #humanity #men #women #equality

Today I will take the opportunity to do unanticipated good. ↗

— Steve Maraboli

#good #inspirational #kindness #opportunity #experience