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Peace is not the absence of conflict, but the presence of justice.
I never advocated war except as a means of peace.
Love is what we are born with. Fear is what we learn. The spiritual journey is the unlearning of fear and prejudices and the acceptance of love back in our hearts. Love is the essential reality and our purpose on earth.
He is the richest who is content with the least.
Money can come and go, and fame comes and goes. Peace of mind and a relationship with God is far more important, so this is the precedent that we've set in our lives. The bottom line is, we all die, so Jesus is the answer.
The world is kinda cold and the rhythm is my blanketWrap yourself up in it, if you love it, then you'll thank it.
If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.
The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly. . . Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each moment.
I do not want to be admired. I want to give, to be given, and solitude in which to unfold my possessions.
A lie doesn't become truth, wrong doesn't become right and evil doesn't become good, just because it's accepted by a majority.
When people accept breaking the law as normal, something happens to the whole society.
I know that I am intelligent, because I know that I know nothing.
Why do you want to open the outside door when there is an inside door?
The wise man knows that it is better to sit on the banks of a remote mountain stream than to be emperor of the whole world.
The thing that men and women need to do is stick togetherProgressions can't be made if we're separate forever
Inner peace doesn't come from getting what we want, but from remembering who we are.
You cannot find peace by avoiding life.
You know what music is? God's little reminder that there's something else besides us in this universe; harmonic connection between all living beings, every where, even the stars.
What comes, will go. What is found, will be lost again. But what you are is beyond coming and going and beyond description.
We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.
Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them.
Peace can only come as a natural consequence of universal enlightenment.
Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.
To hunger and thirst after righteousness is when nothing in the world can fascinate us so much as being near God.
Fear of the future is worse than one's present fortune.
Education affects every major challenge we face in society. It creates economic growth, paves the way for peace and stability and helps erase the legacy of marginalization.
Songs are funny things. They can slip across borders. Proliferate in prisons. Penetrate hard shells. I always believed that the right song at the right moment could change history.
I could feel my anger dissipating as the miles went by--you can't run and stay mad!
In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.
All we want in this life is peace, prosperity and a little paper...
Poetry is like a bird, it ignores all frontiers.
Those who can be made to believe absurdities can be made to commit atrocities.
By suppressing differences and peculiarities, by eliminating different civilizations and cultures, progress weakens life and favors death
Conflict tip: What comes out of someone else's mouth is a reflection of their heart ... not yours.
No Buddhist, no Christian, no Hindu. Deeply religious people have no religion. They belong to no seat, theirs is the religion of the heart!
The Inspiration You SeekIs Already Within You.Be Silent And Listen.
Flow with whatever may happen and let your mind be free. Stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.
The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.
Perfect happiness is the absence of striving for happiness.
Nelson Mandela was one of the most influential people in my life. He was my hero, my friend, and also a companion to me in our fight for the people and for world peace. Let us all continue his legacy with purpose and passion.
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.
Cutting negative people from my life does not mean I hate them, it simply means I respect me.
Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.
Do not take life's experiences too seriously. For in reality they are nothing but dream experiences. Play your part in life, but never forget that it is only a role.
Praise and blame, good and bad, even heat and cold, must be equally acceptable to us.
Retirement isn't so bad. Give me a tall drink, a plush sofa and a rerun of 'Matlock,' and you can have the rest. Matlock is my hero. He never loses.