NUGGETS OF WISDOM - 28

• The problem with internet quotes is that you can't always depend on their accuracy. - Mark Twain or Abraham Lincoln
• ·         While we do our good works let us not forget that the real solution lies in a world in which charity will have become unnecessary. — Chinua Achebe
  ·         Suffering is necessary until you realize it is unnecessary. - Eckhart Tolle
  ·         Love is not patronizing and charity isn't about pity, it is about love. Charity and love are the same—with charity you give love, so don't just give money but reach out your hand instead. — Mother Teresa
  ·         Service is a smile. It is an acknowledging wave, a reaching handshake, a friendly wink, and a warm hug. It's these simple acts that matter most, because the greatest service to a human soul has always been the kindness of recognition. — Richelle E. Goodrich
  ·         The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart. — Helen Keller
  ·         True beauty is not related to what color your hair is or what color your eyes are. True beauty is about who you are as a human being, your principles, your moral compass. — Ellen DeGeneres
  ·         Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart. — Khalil Gibran
  ·         The Master has ascended on high as a man, as well as God; he belongs to men; men belong to him.
  ·         People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. — Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
  ·         Acceptance looks like a passive state, but in reality it brings something entirely new into this world. That peace, a subtle energy vibration, is consciousness. - Eckhart Tolle
  ·         Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself – Leo Tolstoy
  ·         The wise man does not weigh up treasure. The more he gives the more he has. – Chinese Proverb
  ·         A smile in giving honest criticism can make the difference between resentment and reform – Philip Steinmetz
  ·         Your children have started growing up when they stop asking you where they came from and start refusing to tell you where they’re going.
  ·         The wise do not buy into other people’s perceptions of who they are and what they are capable of. Instead, they bypass a person’s public persona and see who they are in their highest expression. When you see actions taken with integrity, instead of words only, you will then know a soul’s worth. — Shannon L. Alder