Affection Quotes
He learned...never to show his anger or hatred against a stronger adversary, for fear of being crushed.
A nationalist will blindly follow his country to his death out of love for it. A patriot will stand up for and even against his country to his death out of love for it.
...There is no greater dividing force in this world than self-interest...
Only a fool would find happiness from an achievement that is detrimental to those he loves.
...No man is foolish when his friend betrays him because a man’s world is most serene when he has people to trust and call friends. After all, is it not often said that a friend is another self?
He clearly suffers from some past traumas too, so hopefully he'll understand why I was untruthful to him about mine.
Adding to my emotional dizziness on Sunday, I spoke with my sister, who kept noting how amazing Michael is, and what a brave and selfless man he is for having helped as he did.
If everything happens for a reason that means you made the right choice even when it’s the wrong choice
Karma says what you give is what you get, so why do the loyal person end up being betrayed
...Never opt for war, no matter how simple it may seem, especially when you know that peace is achievable, even if achieving that peace entails going through a complicated and protracted process,
Sometimes, our pride compels us to engage in costly wars when a true commitment to a compromising peace would have been the best course to pursue.
...Bad leaders are known to destroy one, more or even all of the foundations of their people’s way of life...
Motherhood isn't just about making babies, it's about making lives and molding destinies.
My past still haunts me when I sleep, although I saw that - much to my surprise- his does as well.
A few minutes later, my eyes began to feel a bit droopy, but I vaguely noticed that Anissa was whispering something.
The lead-up to the moment was magical in every respect, but a part of me was, and still is, uneasy about the whole thing for many reasons.
A man who does not honor the company of his true friends will never see the light of true love.
It is easier for an ambitious friend to become an enemy than for an enemy to become a friend. It is even easier to make friends than you can find people to trust as friends.
A man’s true world should be the space and people that enrich his soul,
True heroes and ideas never fall in the final sense of the word. They can only encounter temporary setbacks in their difficult journey to progress and success,
Fear is a basic human instinct and an indicator of the gravity of a situation. It becomes an asset if it is effectively controlled. It becomes a weakness for a man if he lets it prevail over him.
Human ties are the greatest distorters of reality because they tend to conceal man’s worst selfish instincts.
Expose human ties for what they really are and you are most likely to find the worst forms of betrayal staring back at you.
There are times in life when we need to allow a sad memory to run its course.
The danger of prolonged despair is its tendency to cloud the gift of a new beginning that every tomorrow offers. --Anissa's Redemption
I strive everyday to be a great parent so my kids can be better people when they move out into the world on their own.
Just remember that people who are known for their looks are rarely known for anything else.
Mindfulness and compassion can give you the power, illumination, love, and wisdom to draw higher forms, thoughts, feelings, and situations into your life.
Life is not a competition. No one has to lose for someone else to win. A true blessing blesses everyone.
The question is: do you want suffering or do you want peace? It's that simple.
True Love is when you are able to see yourself in another, when you recognize that there is no separation between you and any other Being in the Universe.
You are not limited to this body, to this mind, or to this reality—you are a limitless ocean of Consciousness, imbued with infinite potential. You are existence itself.
Everything exists as information in a field of infinite possibilities, and it is our Consciousness that renders the information and causes it to appear as the material world.
Everything we perceive to be solid and static is made up of almost entirely empty space.
Subject and object are not separate—so-called objective reality is projected by our subjective Consciousness.
God is the ultimate ground of Being, and this ultimate ground of Being is YOU. For one who realizes their true nature as God, as Consciousness, life becomes a joy without end.
We often try to force the experience we want to have, instead of allowing the experience we were meant to have, and in doing this, we miss out on gaining any new insight or understanding.
Until we heal the root cause of our suffering, and awaken to our true nature, our inherent confusion will continue to manifest itself in the world around us.
You do not have an existence independent of your environment, but rather you are your environment, and your environment is you.
You are just as connected to the Universe as a finger is to a hand, or as a branch is to a tree. The entire cosmos is expressing itself through your being.
We are treated exactly the way we expect to be treated by the world and its people.
Each timewe bow to thefeet of anythingwe find riveting, the mind rises tobe surprised withnew crowningdiamonds ofcreativity.
You alwaysdrop by, to en-lighten my mind, when my wings arefeeling heavy &i've forgottenhow tofly.
Live in the shadow of the moon until you're bright enough to give birth to your own suns.