"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
Were it not for the excess of your talking and the turmoil in your hearts, you would see what I see and hear what I hear!
~ Sufi Saying
Play is the work of the child.
- Maria Montessori
The most powerful way to resist evil is to sit with good friends who have turned their faces to God.
~ Rumi
"Keep your face always toward the sunshine -
and shadows will fall behind you."
- Walt Whitman
A wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.
- Chinese Proverb
Don’t think eloquence reveals wisdom. Listening is better than speaking.
~ Rumi
Knowing others is intelligence;knowing yourself is true wisdom.Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
~ L. Tzu
If we could surrender to Earth's intelligence, we would rise up rooted, like trees.
- Rainer Maria Rilke
Whatever happens to you, don’t fall in despair. Even if all the doors are closed, a secret path will be there for you that no one knows. You can’t see it yet but so many paradises are at the end of this path.
Be grateful! It is easy to thank after obtaining what you want, think before having what you want.
~ Shams Tabrizi
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