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"Theres a wideness in Gods mercy I cannot find in my own And He keeps His fire burning To melt this heart of stone Keeps me aching with a yearning Keeps me glad to have been caught In the reckless raging fury That they call the love of God"
"Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!"
"Things must be felt with the heart."
"I feel 100% a Yamaha rider in my heart. I had a long career and raced with several factory bikes, but the highlight of my career is undoubtedly with Yamaha."
"In the depths of my heart I can’t help being convinced that my dear fellow-men, with a few exceptions, are worthless."
"The 'kingdom of God' is not something one waits for; it has no yesterday or tomorrow, it does not come 'in a thousand years' it is an experience within a heart; it is everywhere, it is nowhere."
"By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise."
"Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts."
"Spiteful words can hurt your feelings but silence breaks your heart."
"Have only love in your heart for others. The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself."
"When truth has no burning, then it is philosophy, when it gets burning from the heart, it becomes poetry."
"Light breaks where no sun shines; Where no sea runs, the waters of the heart; Push in their tides."
"When someone critises or disagrees with you, a small ant of hatred and antagonism is born in your heart. If you do not squash that ant at once, it might grow into a snake, or even a dragon."
"A great architect is not made by way of a brain nearly so much as he is made by way of a cultivated, enriched heart."
"Souls love. That’s what souls do. Egos don’t, but souls do. Become a soul, look around, and you’ll be amazed-all the beings around you are souls. Be one, see one. When many people have this heart connection, then we will know that we are all one, we human beings all over the planet. We will be one. One love. And don’t leave out the animals, and trees, and clouds, and galaxies-it’s all one. It’s one energy."
"There are only two things that pierce the human heart. One is beauty. The other is affliction."
"Deep down in your heart know that all is well. Understand that the Universe is your friend and can never hurt you. It is the substratum of all existence which is love! When you develop a loving consciousness there can be no problems. Love takes care of everything. Love is the same as absolute awareness, pure intelligence, or the power of God. When you have enough love inside, there are truly no problems. Problems only arise when you believe you are separate and lacking love."
"Prayer is not asking. Prayer is putting oneself in the hands of God, at His disposition, and listening to His voice in the depth of our hearts."
"If your heart has peace, nothing can disturb you."
"When people see you do alright, then you start winning their hearts. It's not going to come easy, though. It doesn't matter how many people you do right, you're still going to be hated by so many others. You can't live your life trying to make everybody happy."
