#nspirational

Gratitude is a sign of maturity...Where there is appreciation: there is also courtesy and concern for the rights and property of others. ↗

— Gordon B. Hinckley

#inspirational

Unrequited love is the infinite curse of a lonely heart. ↗

— Christina Westover

#inspiration #life #lily-sauvage #love #muse

Bran: Can a man still be brave if he's afraid? Ned: That is the only time a man can be brave. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#inspirational

I am a strong believer in the tyranny, the dictatorship, the absolute authority of the writer. ↗

— Philip Pullman

#tyranny #writing #inspirational

The trouble with life is that we lead it forwards and understand it backwards. ↗

— N. Lombardi Jr.

#philosophical #inspirational

When I hear music, I fear no danger. I am invulnerable. I see no foe. I am related to the earliest times, and to the latest. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#inspirational #music #power-of-music #inspirational

I don't like when people say 'I can't believe I wasted the whole day reading.' Diving into another world to free your mind is hardly a waste. ↗

— Chris Stocking

#inspirational #reading #inspirational

No matter what activity or practice we are pursuing, there isn't anything that isn't made easier through constant familiarity and training. Through training, we can change; we can transform ourselves. Within Buddhist practice there are various methods of trying to sustain a calm mind when some disturbing event happens. Through repeated practice of these methods we can get to the point where some disturbance may occur but the negative effects on our mind remain on the surface, like the waves that may ripple on the surface of an ocean but don't have much effect deep down. And, although my own experience may be very little, I have found this to be true in my own small practice. So, if I receive some tragic news, at that moment I may experience some disturbance within my mind, but it goes very quickly. Or, I may become irritated and develop some anger, but again, it dissipates very quickly. There is no effect on the deeper mind. No hatred. This was achieved through gradual practice; it didn't happen overnight.' Certainly not. The Dalai Lama has been engaged in training his mind since he was four years old. ↗

— Dalai Lama XIV

#anger

Estudie arte, Capitán. Si entiende el arte de una especie, entiende a esa especie. ↗

— Timothy Zahn

#art

If someone isn't in your definition of "gorgeous" or "beautiful", it doesn't give you the right to call them ugly. ↗

— Abdullah Bashir

#friendship #inspirational #love #beauty