#rat

And still, after all this time, the Sun has never said to the Earth, "You owe me." Look what happens with love like that. It lights up the sky. ↗

— Rumi

#inspiration #faith

Those men who laid the foundation of this American government and signed the Declaration of Independence were the best spirits the God of heaven could find on the face of the earth. They were choice spirits, not wicked men. General Washington and all the men who labored for the purpose were inspired of the Lord." Topics: independence, government ↗

— Wilford Woodruff

#inspirational

You can't separate peace from freedom because no one can be at peace unless he has his freedom. ↗

— Malcolm X

#freedom #his #peace #separate #unless

The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not want. ↗

— Anonymous

#psalm- #inspirational

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

#day #each #harvest #judge #plant

There is no surer foundation for a beautiful friendship than a mutual taste in literature. ↗

— P.G. Wodehouse

#literature #beauty

A fight is going on inside me," said an old man to his son. "It is a terrible fight between two wolves. One wolf is evil. He is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego. The other wolf is good. he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you." The son thought about it for a minute and then asked, "Which wolf will win?" The old man replied simply, "The one you feed. ↗

— Wendy Mass

#anger

We are what we pretend to be, so we must be careful about what we pretend to be. ↗

— Kurt Vonnegut

#attitude #choice #imagination #inspiration #life

Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art.... It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#inspirational #art

A painter should begin every canvas with a wash of black, because all things in nature are dark except where exposed by the light. ↗

— Leonardo da Vinci

#inspirational #art