“The happiness or unhappiness of a man does not depend upon the amount of property or gold he owns. Happiness or misery is in one’s soul. A wise man feels at home in every country. The whole universe is the home of a noble soul.”
Demoncritus, via A Calendar of Wisdom (Page 140)
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“Compassion for animals is so closely connected with kindness that you can truly say that a person cannot be kind if he is cruel to animals. Compassion for animals comes from the same source as compassion toward people.”
Arthur Schopenhauer, via A Calendar of Wisdom (Page 139)
“In business, people negotiate to win. They negotiate to get what they want. Maybe you’re too used to that. Love is different. Love is when you are as concerned about someone else’s situation as you are about your own.”
Morrie Schwartz, via Tuesdays With Morrie (Page 178)
“Never assume that the person you are dealing with is weaker or less important than you are. A man who is of little importance and means today can be a person of power tomorrow. We forget a lot in our lives, but we rarely forget an insult.”
Robert Greene, The Daily Laws (Page 163)
“Death ends a life, not a relationship.”
Morrie Schwartz, via Tuesdays With Morrie (Page 174)
“As long as we can love each other, and remember the feeling of love we had, we can die without ever really going away. All the love you created is still there. All the memories are still there. You live on—in the hearts of everyone you have touched and nurtured while you were here.”
Morrie Schwartz, via Tuesdays With Morrie (Page 174)
“‘That’s what we’re all looking for. A certain peace with the idea of dying. If we know, in the end, that we can ultimately have that peace with dying, then we can finally do the really hard thing.’ Which is? ‘Make peace with living.’“
Morrie Schwartz, via Tuesdays With Morrie (Page 173)
“If you would like to know how to recognize a prophet, look to him who gives you the knowledge of your own heart.”
Persian Wisdom, via A Calendar of Wisdom (Page 136)