Aparian,

"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

"A newly married couple said, 'What shall we do to make our

love endure?' Said the Master, 'Love other things together.' "

~Anthony de Mello (1931-1987)

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,

poet, dramatist, novelist, and philosopher (28 Aug 1749-1832)

And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.

~ John Muir

"Living a life of integrity is hard work.

Following the path of spiritual growth is hard work.

Awakening and staying mindful in each moment

requires constant honesty.

It's exhausting (though sometimes also exhilarating),

but it expands through all your relations

and creates a lasting legacy.

The benefits of integrity and wisdom compound over time."

-Franz Metcalf and BJ Gallagher, "Mindful Work"

"I don’t know a perfect person.

I only know flawed people who are still worth loving."

~John Green (b.1977)

"Always walk through life as if you have something new to learn,

and you will."

~Vernon Howard (1918-1992)

The mind of a bigot to the pupil of the eye;

the more light you pour on it, the more it contracts.

-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.,

poet, novelist, essayist, and physician (29 Aug 1809-1894)

"We tend to forget that happiness doesn't

come as a result of getting something we don't have,

but rather of recognizing

and appreciating what we do have."

~ Frederick Keonig

"The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes,

and surely it is in the everyday things around us

that the beauty of life lies."

— Laura Ingalls Wilder