#uma

And out of that hopeless attempt has come nearly all that we call human history—money, poverty, ambition, war, prostitution, classes, empires, slavery—the long terrible story of man trying to find something other than God which will make him happy. ↗

— C.S. Lewis

#god #human #inspirational #mere-christianity #religious

There is some kind of a sweet innocence in being human- in not having to be just happy or just sad- in the nature of being able to be both broken and whole, at the same time. ↗

— C. JoyBell C.

#happiness #human #human-nature #humanism #humanity

The rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. ↗

— John F. Kennedy

#inspirational #politics #inspirational

In the end, you have to choose whether or not to trust someone. ↗

— Sophie Kinsella

#inspirational #literature #motivational #trust #inspirational

Even if things don't unfold the way you expected, don't be disheartened or give up. One who continues to advance will win in the end. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#destiny #happiness #humanism #inspirational #karma

How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a weary world. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#goodness #humanity #inspirational #life #light

it is impossible to build one's own happiness on the unhappiness of others. This perspective is at the heart of Buddhist teachings. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#destiny #happiness #humanism #inspirational #karma

True love always makes a man better, no matter what woman inspires it. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#love #inspirational

The main thing is the YOU beneath the clothes and skin--the ability to do, the will to conquer, the determination to understand and know this great, wonderful, curious world. ↗

— W.E.B. Du Bois

#humanity #inspirational #philosophy #sprituality #inspirational

It is a very natural human trait to destroy that which frightens us. ↗

— Laurell K. Hamilton

#inspirational #life #inspirational