Apiarian

"Were I to be the founder of a new sect,

I would call them Apiarians, and, after the example of the bee, advise them to extract the honey of every sect."  

- Thomas Jefferson

I am merely a guest born in this world,

to know the secrets that lie beyond it.

~ Rumi

In a night full of pain and darkness,

be a candle spreading light until dawn.

~ Rumi

True generosity is an offering; given freely and out of pure love.

No strings attached. No expectations.

Time and love are the most valuable possession you can share.

~Suze Orman

"One who knows how to show and to accept kindness

will be a friend better than any possession." -

Sophocles

 

Do not stay long with those who are not living in the heart.

~ Rumi

"Every day you are alive is a special occasion.

Every minute, every breath, is a gift from God."

~ Mary Manin Morrissey

 

"Happiness often sneaks in through a door you didn't know you left open."

~John Barrymore

 

"People from a planet without flowers would think we must be mad with joy the whole time to have such things about us."

~Iris Murdoch (1919-1999)

You can study God through everything and everyone in the universe, because God is not confined in a mosque, synagogue or church. But if you are still in need of knowing where exactly His abode is, there is only one place to look for Him: in the heart of a true lover.

~ Rumi