#wisdom

Reading is at the threshold of the spiritual life; it can introduce us to it. It does not constitute it ... There are certain cases of spiritual depression in which reading can become a sort of curative discipline ... reintroducing a lazy mind into the life of the Spirit. ↗

— Marcel Proust

#life

The human person finds his perfection "in seeking and loving what is true and good. ↗

— Pope Benedict XVI

#love #truth #wisdom #life

You must become the producer, director and actor in the unfolding story of your life. ↗

— Wayne W. Dyer

#life

Veganism is not a "sacrifice." It is a joy. ↗

— Gary L. Francione

#abolitionist #ahimsa #animals #francione #inspirational-quotes

you need power only to do something harmful.otherwise love is enough,compassion is enough. ↗

— Osho

#love #wisdom #life

Whatever you want to be in life, you're training for it right now. ↗

— Michael Anderson

#life

Everybody is a story. When I was a child, people sat around kitchen tables and told their stories. We don't do that so much anymore. Sitting around the table telling stories is not just a way of passing time. It is the way the wisdom gets passed along. The stuff that helps us to live a life worth remembering. ↗

— Rachel Naomi Remen

#culture #stories #wisdom #life

Everyone's allowed to be in love with the wrong person at some point. In fact, it's a mistake not to be. ↗

— Harriet Evans

#life #love #wisdom #life

When you feel life at crossroads, you need higher perspective view. ↗

— Toba Beta

#higher #learning #lesson #perspective #view

I feel sorry for anyone who is in a place where he feels strange and stupid. ↗

— Lois Lowry

#alone #belonging #jonah #life #lois-lowry