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

The Lord of the universe hath never raised up a prophet nor hath He sent down a Book unless He hath established His covenant with all men, calling for their acceptance of the next Revelation and of the next Book; inasmuch as the outpourings of His bounty are ceaseless and without limit.

Persian Bayán, Selections from the Writings of the Báb

I want to sing like the birds sing,

Not worrying about who hears or what they think.

~ Rumi

“Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me. I vow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes of compassion.”

― Thích Nhất Hạnh

Patience is not sitting and waiting, it is foreseeing. It is looking at the thorn and seeing the rose, looking at the night and seeing the day. Lovers are patient and know that the moon needs time to become full.

~ Shams

The heart that gives, gathers.

- Tao Te Ching

“It is time for parents to teach young people early on that in diversity there is beauty and there is strength.”

― Maya Angelou

The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in. The only time we waste is the time we spend thinking we are alone. You're not a wave, you're a part of the ocean.

- Mitch Albom

“When we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed.”

― Maya Angelou

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.

~ Anatole France