Buddha

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others.

Mind your thoughts, as they become your words. Mind your words, as they become your actions. Mind your actions, as they become you.

One who conquers himself is greater than another who conquers a thousand times a thousand on the battlefield.

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear.

Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.

Music brought me closer to the idea of God.

Faith is one of the most effective tools in the human equipment. I believe that faith works.

I have recently been examining all the known superstitions of the world, and do not find in our particular superstition (Christianity) one redeeming feature. They are all alike founded on fables and mythology.

It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand.

You’ve got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body’s sermon on how to behave.

When an ordinary man attains knowledge, he is a sage; when a sage attains understanding, he is an ordinary man.

I believe in everything until it’s disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it’s in your mind. Who’s to say that dreams and nightmares aren’t as real as the here and now? Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.

We are desire. It is the essence of the human Soul, the secret of our existence. Absolutely nothing of human greatness is ever accomplished without it. Not a symphony has been written, a mountain climbed, an injustice fought, or a love sustained apart from desire. Desire fuels our search for the life we prize. – John Elderidge

Our prayers should be for blessings in general, for God knows best what is good for us.

If you want to climb a mountain, begin at the top.

Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.

God is a loving god.

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

Christianity is the highest perfection of humanity.

If something is easy for you, work on it a little. If it’s hard for you, work on it a lot.