John
Donne
Humanity is the spirit of
the Supreme Being on earth, and that Supreme Being preaches love and
good-will.
Humanity is the spirit of the Supreme Being on earth, and that humanity is standing amidst ruins, hiding its nakedness behind tattered rags, shedding tears upon hollow cheeks, and calling for its children with pitiful voice. But the children are busy singing their clan's anthem; they are busy sharpening the swords and cannot hear the cry of their mothers.
Humanity is the spirit of the Supreme Being on earth, and that humanity is standing amidst ruins, hiding its nakedness behind tattered rags, shedding tears upon hollow cheeks, and calling for its children with pitiful voice. But the children are busy singing their clan's anthem; they are busy sharpening the swords and cannot hear the cry of their mothers.
The smallest good deed is greater
than the greatest good intention.
unknown
There is no limit to the good a
person can do, if he does not care who gets the credit.
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Humanity is divinity
divided without and united within.
When peoples care for you and cry for
you, they can straighten out your soul.
If you knew what I know about the power
of giving, you would not let a single meal pass wthout sharing it in some
way.
Buddha
Until we have the courage to recognize
cruelty for what it is - whether its victim is human or animal - we cannot
expect things to be much better in this world. We cannot have peace among men
whose hearts delight in killing any living creature. By every act that glorifies
or even tolerates such moronic delight in killing we set back the progress of
humanity.
Rachel
Carson
It is one of the most beautiful
compensations of this life that no man can sincerely try to help another without
helping himself.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
American essayist, poet & philosopher
(1803-1882)
(1803-1882)
American essayist, poet & philosopher
(1803-1882)
(1803-1882)
It has become appallingly obvious that
our technology has exceeded our humanity.
Albert
Einstein
(1879-1955)
(1879-1955)
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and
the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors
the servant and has forgotten the gift.
Albert
Einstein
When you hold resentment toward another,
you are bound to that person or condition by an emotional link that is stronger
than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and get
free.
Catherine
Ponder
The day we recognize our interdependency,
and accept and embrace the oneness of humanity, is the day of resurrection for
humanity.
Hooshmand
Kalayeh
Until he extends the circle of compassion
to all living things, man will not himself find peace.
Albert
Schweitzer
What is important is to look upon
everyone with a deep sense of honor,
because your own heart and mind are influenced by the way you look at others.
If we could do just that, we would be rendering the greatest service to our fellow beings.
because your own heart and mind are influenced by the way you look at others.
If we could do just that, we would be rendering the greatest service to our fellow beings.
Swami
Muktananda
We may have all come on different ships,
but we're in the same boat now.
Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr.
The less you open your heart to others,
the more your heart suffers.
Deepak
Chopra
A good
heart is better than all the heads in the world.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton
writer
(1803-1873)
Not a single human can achieve alone what 2 human beings can do when attuned to the same vibration. Two candles are brighter than one. Imagine what a thousand candles can do... a million candles... 6 billion candles! We are all the living prophecy, awakening to our Unity, One with Life, One with the Universe.
writer
(1803-1873)
Not a single human can achieve alone what 2 human beings can do when attuned to the same vibration. Two candles are brighter than one. Imagine what a thousand candles can do... a million candles... 6 billion candles! We are all the living prophecy, awakening to our Unity, One with Life, One with the Universe.
Taken from "Pathways to Unity" www.EarthRainbowNetwork.com/Pathways.htm
Forgiveness is the answer to the
child's dream of a miracle by which what is broken is made whole again, what is
soiled is again made clean.
Dag Hammarskjold
Pride is
concerned with who is right. Humility is concerned with what is
right.
Ezra Taft Benson
The desire
of power in excess caused the angels to fall; the desire of knowledge in excess
caused man to fall: but in charity there is no excess; neither can angel or man
come in danger by it.
Francis Bacon
Essays
Essays
Those who
cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must
pass.
Decide to
forgive, for resentment is negative. Resentment is poisonous. Resentment
diminishes and devours the self. Be the first to forgive, to smile and to take
the first step and you will see happiness bloom on the face of your brother or
sister. Be always the first. Do not wait for others to forgive, for by the
forgiving you become the master of fate, the fashioner of life, the doer of
miracles. To forgive is the highest most beautiful form of Love. In return you
will receive untold Peace and Happiness.
Robert Muller
Humanity
has advanced, when it has advanced, not because it has been sober, responsible,
and cautious, but because it has been playful, rebellious, and
immature.
Tom Robbins
Too often
we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an
honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the
potential to turn a life around.
Leo Buscaglia
author
(1924-1998)
author
(1924-1998)
The true
measure of a man is how he treats someone who can do him absolutely no good.
Samuel Johnson
lexicographer, essayist, poet, critic
(1709-1784)
lexicographer, essayist, poet, critic
(1709-1784)
Always
forgive, but never forget.
If you forget, when the lesson of the past is needed, it may be lost.
But if you forgive, when the lesson of the past is heeded,
It may be what is needed so you can move forward in life.
If you forget, when the lesson of the past is needed, it may be lost.
But if you forgive, when the lesson of the past is heeded,
It may be what is needed so you can move forward in life.
Mattie J.T.
Stepanek
(1990-2004)
(1990-2004)
May I
become at all times, both now and forever,
A protector for those without protection,
A guide for those who have lost their way,
A ship for those with oceans to cross,
A sanctuary for those in danger,
A lamp for those in the dark,
And a servant to all those in need
As long as living beings exist,
and suffering afflicts them,
May I too abide to dispel the misery of the world
A protector for those without protection,
A guide for those who have lost their way,
A ship for those with oceans to cross,
A sanctuary for those in danger,
A lamp for those in the dark,
And a servant to all those in need
As long as living beings exist,
and suffering afflicts them,
May I too abide to dispel the misery of the world
unknown
The true
civilization is where every man gives to every other every right that he claims
for himself.
The best
way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
(1869-1948)
(1869-1948)
He who
wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
A realized
soul is like a river or a tree, giving comfort and coolness to those who come to
him.
Ammachi
Her Holiness Sri Mata Amritanandamayi
Her Holiness Sri Mata Amritanandamayi
The dew of
compassion is a tear.
Lord Byron
poet
(1788-1824)
poet
(1788-1824)
Labor to
keep alive in your breast that little spark of celestial fire called conscience.
George Washington
US president
(1732-1799)
US president
(1732-1799)
The
intellect is a beautiful servant, but a terrible master.
Intellect is the power tool of our separateness.
The intuitive, compassionate heart is the doorway to our unity.
Intellect is the power tool of our separateness.
The intuitive, compassionate heart is the doorway to our unity.
Ram Dass
We are
called to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for victims of our nation and
for those it calls enemy, for no document from human hands can make these humans
any less than our brothers.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
To be able
under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue;
these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and
kindness.
Confucius
philosopher and teacher
(551-478 BCE)
philosopher and teacher
(551-478 BCE)
Compassion, in which all ethics must
take root, can only attain its full breadth and depth if it embraces all living
creatures and does not limit itself to mankind.
Albert Schweitzer
philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate
(1875-1965)
philosopher, physician, musician, Nobel laureate
(1875-1965)
What soap
is for the body, tears are for the soul.
Jewish proverb
I have
always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
Abraham Lincoln
May the
roads rise to meet you,
may the wind be always at your back,
may the sun shine warm upon your face,
the rains fall soft upon your fields
and until we meet again
may God hold you in the palm of Her hand.
may the wind be always at your back,
may the sun shine warm upon your face,
the rains fall soft upon your fields
and until we meet again
may God hold you in the palm of Her hand.
Irish Blessing
The
highest exercise of charity is charity towards the uncharitable.
J.S. Buckminster
clergyman and editor
(1797-1812)
clergyman and editor
(1797-1812)
We have a
long long way to go, so let us hasten along the road, the road to human
tenderness and generosity. Groping, we may find one another's hands in the
dark.
Emily Greene Balch
Pleasant
words are as a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Pr 16:24
Though the
works of the human race disappear tracelessly by time or bomb,
the sun does not falter in its course; the stars keep their invariable vigil.
Cosmic law cannot be stayed or changed,
and man would do well to put himself in harmony with it.
If the cosmos is against might, if the sun wars not in the heavens
but retires at dueful time to give the stars their little sway,
what avails our mailed fist? Shall any peace come out of it?
Not cruelty but goodwill upholds the universal sinew,
a humanity at peace will know the endless fruits of victory,
sweeter to the taste than any nurtured on the soil of blood.
the sun does not falter in its course; the stars keep their invariable vigil.
Cosmic law cannot be stayed or changed,
and man would do well to put himself in harmony with it.
If the cosmos is against might, if the sun wars not in the heavens
but retires at dueful time to give the stars their little sway,
what avails our mailed fist? Shall any peace come out of it?
Not cruelty but goodwill upholds the universal sinew,
a humanity at peace will know the endless fruits of victory,
sweeter to the taste than any nurtured on the soil of blood.
Yogananda
Autobiography of a Yogi
Autobiography of a Yogi
The seed
of God is in us.
Given an intelligent and hard-working farmer,
it will thrive and grow up to God, whose seed it is;
and accordingly its fruits will be God-nature.
Pear seeds grow into pear trees,
nut seeds into nut trees,
and God seed into God.
Given an intelligent and hard-working farmer,
it will thrive and grow up to God, whose seed it is;
and accordingly its fruits will be God-nature.
Pear seeds grow into pear trees,
nut seeds into nut trees,
and God seed into God.
Meister Eckhart
Our
society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or
be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for
its helpless members.
Pearl S. Buck
Nobelist novelist
(1892-1973)
Nobelist novelist
(1892-1973)
A bit of
perfume always clings to the hand that gives the rose.
Chinese proverb
Your
vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart.
Carl Jung
The
ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its
children.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
theologian
(1906-1945)
theologian
(1906-1945)
In the
final analisis, our most common link
is that we inhabit this small planet.
We all breathe the same air.
We all cherish our children's future.
And we are all mortal.
is that we inhabit this small planet.
We all breathe the same air.
We all cherish our children's future.
And we are all mortal.
John F. Kennedy
... if by
a liberal they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind,
someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions,
someone who cares about the welfare of the people-
their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs,
their civil rights, their civil liberties..
if that is what they mean
then I am proud to be a liberal.
someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions,
someone who cares about the welfare of the people-
their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs,
their civil rights, their civil liberties..
if that is what they mean
then I am proud to be a liberal.
John F. Kennedy
1960
1960
If you
have an opportunity to make things better and you don't, then you are wasting
your time on this earth.
Roberto Clemente
1972
1972
I have
come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element. It is my
personal approach that creates the climate. It is my daily mood that makes the
weather. I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous. I can be a
tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration, I can humiliate or humor, hurt
or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is
escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or de-humanized. If we
treat people as they are, we make them worse. If we treat people as they ought
to be, we help them become what they are capable of becoming.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
1749-1832
1749-1832
He has the
right to criticize who has the heart to help.
Abraham Lincoln
(1809-1865)
(1809-1865)
When you
look for the good in others you discover the best in yourself.
Martin Walsh
Culture of
the mind must be subservient to the heart.
Mahatma Gandhi
(1869-1948)
(1869-1948)
We are
each of us angels with only one wing,
And we can only fly by embracing each other.
And we can only fly by embracing each other.
Luciano de Crescenzo
There is
no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy
and not pain around us.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The
beloved of the Almighty are the rich who have the humility of the poor, and the
poor who have the magnanimity of the rich.
Saadi
poet
(1184-1291)
poet
(1184-1291)
The
highest realms of thought are impossible to reach without first attaining an
understanding of compassion.
Socrates
(469-399 BC)
(469-399 BC)
Forgiveness is the fragrance that the
flower leaves on the heel of the one who crushed it.
Mark Twain
American author
Be ashamed
to die until you have won some victory for humanity.
Horace Mann, educational
reformer
(1796-1859)
(1796-1859)
They have
a right to censure, that have a heart to help: The rest is cruelty, not justice.
William Penn, Quaker, founder of
Pennsylvania
(1644-1718)
(1644-1718)
A wise man
will make haste to forgive, because he knows the true value of time, and will
not suffer it to pass away in unnecessary pain.
Samuel Johnson, lexicographer
(1709-1784)
(1709-1784)
He that
plants a tree loves others besides himself.
Thomas Fuller
67
To give food aid to a country just because they are starving is a pretty weak reason.
Henry
Kissinger
1974
1974
Streets do not exist in civilized societies for the purpose of people sleeping there. Bedrooms are for sleeping. {the right to sleep on the streets} doesn't exist anywhere. The founding fathers never put that in the Constitution.
Mayor Rudolph
Giuliani, NYC
during his weekly radio show
during his weekly radio show
The streets were built and
are maintained with taxpayer dollars, therefore the streets DO belong to the
people. If governments refuse to provide decent low income housing for those who
need it, then homeless people have no other recourse but to sleep on the
streets. The fact that many homeless refuse to go to city shelters is a telling
indictment against a system that has utterly failed. In NYC, our government is
investing taxpayer dollars to build a home for the New York Stock Exchange, has
invested taxpayer dollars to refurbish Rockefeller's Museum of Modern Art, and
is talking of investing taxpayer dollars for two MORE sporting stadiums while
allowing the people's most minimum needs for shelter to go unmet. (In 2001
NYC spent $110 million on two minor league stadiums in Staten Island and Coney
Island.) The NY Stock Exchange, the Rockefeller's and the sporting teams are
huge money making ventures and don't need taxpayer's financial support. Let them
build their own homes, while we attend to the "People's" business. After all,
isn't that what governments are for?
Rhio
We are not concerned with
the very poor. They are unthinkable, and only to be approached by the
statistician or the poet.
E. M.
Forster
British novelist, essayist
Howard's End 1910
British novelist, essayist
Howard's End 1910
Change the channel
Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt's advice
to Iraqis who see
TV images of innocent civilians killed by coalition troops.
[NYT 12th April 2004]
TV images of innocent civilians killed by coalition troops.
[NYT 12th April 2004]
