#sm

It all depends on what people you're talking about helping. That's the wonderful think about just about every religion on the planet - they're all so incredibly selfish. ↗

— Derek Landy

#cynicism #helping-others #perspective #religion #selfishness

We train the mind so that we can enjoy greater peace, happiness, wisdom & equanimity. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#inspiration #inspirational #peace #psychology #spirituality

People for the most part can smell lies. ↗

— Joe Rogan

#most #part #people #smell

The catchword I use with my classes is: The authority of the writer always overcomes the skepticism of the reader. ↗

— Nikki Giovanni

#authority #classes #i #overcomes #reader

The face of a truly happy man seldom lacks smiles. ↗

— Ogwo David Emenike

#happy #happy-man #humor #inspirational #smile

Each of us lives with a sword over his head. There are those who can ignore its shadow and those who cannot. Those who cannot are not necessarily better than those who can. But they are the creators of the special myth of their time, because any myth is the creation of the very few who cannot bear reality. ↗

— Murray Kempton

#activism-inspiration #american-history #ethics #myth #revolution

If you are fortunate enough to enjoy great success, you should never forget the spirit of the beginner, and not grow indolent and arrogant. ↗

— Kentetsu Takamori

#inspirational #religious #self-help #inspirational

If you're ashamed to stand by your colours, you better seek for another flag. ↗

— Mokhtar Dahari

#inspirational #patriotism #inspirational

I fancied my luck to be witnessing yet another full moon. True, I’d seen hundreds of full moons in my life, but they were not limitless. When one starts thinking of the full moon as a common sight that will come again to one’s eyes ad-infinitum, the value of life is diminished and life goes by uncherished. ‘This may be my last moon,’ I sighed, feeling a sudden sweep of sorrow; and went back to reading more of The Odyssey. ↗

— Roman Payne

#homer #life #moon #nature #poetry

The essence of the Dharma (the teachings of the Buddha) is about identifying the cause of our suffering & alleviating it. ↗

— Allan Lokos

#compassion #inspirational #inspirational