To meditate means to realize inwardly the imperturbability of the Essence of Mind. The reason why we are perturbed is because we allow ourselves to be carried away by the circumstances we are in. Those who are able to keep their mind unperturbed, irrespective of circumstances, have attained Inner Peace. — Huineng (638-713, the founder of “Sudden Enlightenment”)
I Am Third
The Lord is first, my friends are second, and I am third. — Gale Sayers (1943-2020, professional football halfback)
The Supreme Law of Nature
Time is the supreme Law of nature. — Arthur Eddington (1882-1944, English astrophysicist, mathematician)
The Nourishment the Soul Requires
The interior joy we feel when we have done a good deed is the nourishment the soul requires. — Albert Schweitzer (the 1952 Nobel Peace Prize for his philosophy of “Reverence for Life”)
The Crowning Glory of the Virtues
Justice is the crowning glory of the virtues. — Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC, Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator)
An Individual’s Integrity
Perhaps the surest test of an individual’s integrity is his refusal to do or say anything that would damage his self-respect. — Thomas S. Monson (1927-2018, religious leader, author)
Why Not Whip the Teacher
Why not whip the teacher when the pupil misbehaves? — Diogenes (412-323 BC, Greek philosopher)
He Opens the Way to Instruct Others
If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others. — Xunzi (310-238 BC, Confucian Chinese philosopher)
–A Friend That I Have yet to Meet
A new book is like a friend that I have yet to meet. — Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865, the 16th president of the United States)
The greatest wealth is to live content with little, for there is never want where the mind is satisfied. — Lucretius (99-55 BC, Roman poet and philosopher)
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