“The ultimate source of a happy life is warm-heartedness. This means extending to others the kind of concern we have for ourselves. On a simple level we find that if we have a compassionate heart we naturally have more friends. And scientists today are discovering that while anger and hatred eat into our immune system, warm-heartedness and compassion are good for our health.”
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Grateful Quotes — page 107 of 709
“Our visit to this planet is short, so we should use our time meaningfully, which we can do by helping others wherever possible. And if we cannot help others, at least we should try not to create pain and suffering for them.”
“Today, luxury resides in everything that is becoming rare: communion with nature, silence, meditation, slowness rediscovered, the pleasure of living out of step with others, studious idleness, the enjoyment of the major works of the mind–these are all privileges that cannot be bought because they are literally priceless.”
“I have such an admiration for John [Lennon], like most people. But to be the guy who wrote with him, well that's enough. Right there you could retire and go, 'Jesus I had a fantastic life. Take me, Lord.'”
“No evil can happen to a good man either in life or after death.”
“These are the days of miracle and wonder.”
“The qualities in music which I considered most important - and still do - were beauty, simplicity, originality, discrimination, and sincerity.”
“Recall that whatever lofty things you might accomplish today, you will do them only because you first ate something that grew out of the dirt.”
“Education is identical with helping the child realize his potentialities. The opposite of education is manipulation, which is based on the absence of faith in the growth of potentialities and the connection that a child will be right only if the adults put into him what is desirable and suppress what seems to be undesirable.”
“I've found that a person does not need protein from meat to be a successful athlete. In fact, my best year of track competition was the first year I ate a vegan diet.”
“The greatest legacy is that which benefits the widest number of people for the longest period without limit to value. No one but the Prophet Muhammad was given that role as the seal of God's message.”
“Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food.”
“The greatest legacy one can pass on to one's children and grandchildren is not money or other material things accumulated in one's life, but rather a legacy of character and faith.”
“Instead of complaining that God had hidden himself, you will give Him thanks for having revealed so much of Himself.”
“Daily toil, however humble it may be, is our daily duty, and by doing it well, we make it a part of our daily worship.”
“Give recognition where it is due. Compliments stimulate more effort and desire to improve. Be generous with honest praising.”
“The most precious things in life are not those you get for money.”
“If you do your fair day's work, you are certain to get your fair day's wage - in praise or pudding, whichever happens to suit your taste.”
“Be happy, noble heart, be blessed for all the good thou hast done and wilt do hereafter, and let my gratitude remain in obscurity like your good deeds.”
“Happiness, whether consisting in pleasure or virtue, or both, is more often found with those who are highly cultivated in their minds and in their character, and have only a moderate share of external goods, than among those who possess external goods to a useless extent but are deficient in higher qualities.”