Only your compassion
“Only your compassion and your loving kindness are invincible, and without limit.” Thich Nhat Hanh
Leave a Comment June 27, 2011
Archives – June, 2011
Mourn not the dead that in the cool earth lie
Mourn not the dead that in the cool earth lie, but rather mourn the apathetic, throng the coward and the meek who see the world’s great anguish and its wrong, and dare not speak. Ralph Chaplin
Leave a Comment June 26, 2011
“One who knows how to show and to accept kindness
“One who knows how to show and to accept kindness will be a friend better than any possession.” Sophocles
Leave a Comment June 25, 2011
I have a very strong feeling
I have a very strong feeling that the opposite of love is not hate-it’s apathy. It’s not giving a damn. Leo Buscaglia
Leave a Comment June 24, 2011
If once [the people] become inattentive to the public affairs
“If once [the people] become inattentive to the public affairs, you and I, and Congress and Assemblies, Judges and Governors, shall all become wolves. It seems to be the law of our general nature, in spite of individual exceptions.” — Thomas Jefferson
Leave a Comment June 23, 2011
The ordinary man is passive
“The ordinary man is passive. Within a narrow circle, home life, and perhaps the trade unions or local politics, he feels himself master of his fate. But otherwise he simply lies down and lets things happen to him.” – George Orwell
Leave a Comment June 22, 2011
The price of apathy
“The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.” Plato
Leave a Comment June 21, 2011
When life hands you a lemon
When life hands you a lemon, make lemonade.
Leave a Comment June 20, 2011
God’s grace enables us
God’s grace enables us to ‘face the music’ even when we don’t like the tune.
Leave a Comment June 19, 2011
Sufferings are to spiritual maturity
Sufferings are to spiritual maturity as the chisel is to sculpture.
Leave a Comment June 18, 2011