#trans

He, who every morning plans the transactions of the day, and follows that plan, carries a thread that will guide him through a labyrinth of the most busy life. ↗

— Victor Hugo

#busy #busy life #carries #day #every

When language was not transcendental enough to complete the meaning of a revelation, symbols were relied upon for heavenly teaching, and familiar images, chosen from the known, were made to mirror the unknown spiritual truth. ↗

— William H. Hunt

#complete #enough #familiar #heavenly #images

The Minister of Transport issued this appeal to motorists: Can anyone give him a lift to Leicester? ↗

— Eric Idle

#appeal #give #him #issued #lift

A commitment to human rights cannot be fostered simply through the transmission of knowledge. Action and experience play a crucial role in the learning process. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#cannot #commitment #crucial #crucial role #experience

Genuine happiness can only be achieved when we transform our way of life from the unthinking pursuit of pleasure to one committed to enriching our inner lives, when we focus on 'being more' rather than simply having more. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#being #committed #enriching #focus #genuine

Having lived through the transition from totalitarianism, I am acutely mindful of the need to never take for granted the basic freedoms of thought, expression and belief that democracy brings. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#am #basic #belief #brings #democracy

Human rights will be a powerful force for the transformation of reality when they are not simply understood as externally defined norms of behavior but are lived as the spontaneous manifestation of internalized values. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#defined #force #human #human rights #internalized

God is not glorified in any transaction upon earth so much as in the conversion of a sinner. ↗

— Archibald Alexander

#conversion #earth #glorified #god #much

Love is a force more formidable than any other. It is invisible - it cannot be seen or measured, yet it is powerful enough to transform you in a moment, and offer you more joy than any material possession could. ↗

— Barbara de Angelis

#any #cannot #could #enough #force

But transitions from the politics of violence to democratic compromise are always messy. ↗

— Timothy Garton Ash

#compromise #democratic #messy #politics #transitions