From my mother, piety and beneficence, and abstinence, not only from evil deeds, but even from evil thoughts; and further, simplicity in my way of living, far removed from the habits of the rich.
Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them.
Constantly regard the universe as one living being, having one substance and one soul; and observe how all things have reference to one perception, the perception of this one living being; and how all things act with one movement; and how all things are the cooperating causes of all things which exist.
Ralph Waldo Emerson·1847Give all to love; Obey thy heart; Friends, kindred, days, Estate, good fame, Plans, credit, and the muse; Nothing refuse.
Kahlil Gibran·1923But let there be spaces in your togetherness, and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love.
Voltaire·1770One dies twice: to cease to live is nothing, but to cease to love and to be loved is an insupportable death.
