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Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.
Where there is patience and humility, there is neither anger nor vexation.
Where there is poverty and joy, there is neither greed nor avarice.
Where there is peace and meditation, there is neither anxiety nor doubt.
Francis of Assisi
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The poise of a plant, the bended tree recovering itself from the strong wind, the vital resources of every vegetable and animal, are also demonstrations of the self-sufficing, and therefore self-relying soul. All history from its highest to its trivial passages is the various record of this power.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Let go of your expectations. The universe will do what it will. Sometimes your dreams will come true. Sometimes they won't.Sometimes when you let go of a broken dream, another one gently takes its place. Be aware of what is, not what you would like to be, taking place.
Melody Beattie
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A single act of kindness may have a long trajectory and touch those we will never meet or see. Something that we casually offer may move through a web of connection far beyond ourselves to have effects that we may have never imagined. And so each of us may have left far more behind us than we may ever know. Rachel Naomi Remen
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Sometimes things which at the moment may be perceived as obstacles--and actually be obstacles, difficulties, or drawbacks--can in the long run result in some good end which would not have occurred if it had not been for the obstacle.
Steve Allen
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Many people around you have a lot of anger, hate, and despair, which prevents them from getting in touch with the fresh air, the blue sky, or the fragrant rose. They are in a kind of prison. But if you practice compassion, if you can see the suffering in the people around you, and if every day you try to do something to help them suffer less, then you are free. One day with compassion is worth more than one hundred days without it. Thich Nhat Hanh At Home in the World
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A great attitude does much more than turn on the lights in our worlds; it seems to magically connect us to all sorts of serendipitous opportunities that were somehow absent before the change.
Earl Nightingale
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Few of us are truly free. Money, fame, power, sexuality, admiration, youth; whateverwe are attached to will enslave us, and often we serve these masters unaware.Many of the things that enslave us will limit our ability to live fully and deeply. They will cause usto suffer needlessly. The promised land may be many things to many people. For someit is perfect health and for others freedom from hunger or fear, or discrimination,or injustice. But perhaps on the deepest level the promised land is the same for us all,the capacity to know and live by the innate goodness in us, to serve and belong to one another and to life.
Rachel Naomi Remen
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Give in to goodness now and then. I don't mean masochistic self-sacrifice. I mean the deliberate performance of an act that has ethical value: helping someone in need, righting a wrong, forgiving an enemy. For best results, the act should be one that can't possibly benefit you. . . . if we give in to goodness once in a while, we gain strength. If we consistently refuse, we're at cross-purposes with everything, including our deepest nature. People not only have the capacity for ethical behavior, they have a built-in need for it. If you give in to goodness reasonably often, you won't have to seek self-renewal. It will come to you.
anonymous, quoted by Arthur Gordon
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