If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I? And if not now, when? Hillel the Elder (circa 110 B.C.E. – 10 A.D.)
William Shakespeare Quote – “Give me that man that is not passion’s slave…”
Give me that man That is not passion’s slave, and I will wear him In my heart’s core, ay, in my heart of heart, As I do thee. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote – “The constant assertion of belief…”
The constant assertion of belief is an indication of fear. Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 – 1986)
Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote – “When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian…”
When you call yourself an Indian or a Muslim or a Christian or a European or anything else, you are being violent. Do you see why it is violent? Because you are separating yourself from the rest of mankind. When you separate yourself by belief, by nationality, by tradition, it breeds violence. Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 – 1986)
Jiddu Krishnamurti Quote – “Tradition becomes our security…”
Tradition becomes our security, and when the mind is secure it is in decay. Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895 – 1986)
Henry David Thoreau Quote – “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation…”
The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with the song still in them. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
William Shakespeare Quote – “Dreams, indeed, are ambition…”
Dreams, indeed, are ambition, for the very substance of the ambitious is merely the shadow of a dream. William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616)
Henry David Thoreau Quote – “Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity…”
Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand. Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 1862)
William Makepeace Thackeray Quote – “Kindnesses are easily forgotten…”
Kindnesses are easily forgotten; but injuries! what worthy man does not keep those in mind? William Makepeace Thackeray (1811 – 1863)
Maurice Nicoll Quote – “If man were a unity instead of…”
If man were a unity instead of being a multiplicity, he would have true individuality. Maurice Nicoll (1884 – 1953)