The World is my country, all mankind are my brethren, and to do good is my religion. — Thomas Paine (1737-1809, inventor, political philosopher, statesman)
The Only Incorruptible Thing about Us
Conscience – the only incorruptible thing about us. — Henry Fielding (1707-1754, English novelist, dramatist)
Every Word Has Consequences
Every word has consequences. Every silence, too. — Jean-Paul Sartre (1905-1980, French existentialist philosopher)
Adversity Discovers Virtue
Prosperity discovers vice, adversity discovers virtue. — Francis Bacon (1561-1626, English philosopher, statesman)
not Violating One’s Own Identity
Integrity simply means not violating one’s own identity. — Erich Fromm (1900-1980, German sociologist, psychoanalyst)
The Best Way to Find Yourself
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. –Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948, Indian independence movement leader)
Upright and Stainless
O conscience, upright and stainless, how bitter a sting to thee is a little fault! — Dante Alighieri (1265-1321, Florentine poet, writer of Divine Comedy)
You Need to Accept Yourself
You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. — Bindi Irwin (1998-, Australian television personality, conservationist, zookeeper, actress)
Spirit Is the Real and Eternal
Spirit is the real and eternal; matter is the unreal and temporal. — Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910, Â founder of Christian Science)
The Simplest Form of Gratitude
Joy is the simplest form of gratitude. — Karl Barth (1886-1968, Swiss Protestant theologian)
