NUGGETS OF WISDOM - 455

 

• ·       "The wisdom of the world is not necessary to an exercise of saving faith in eternal realities."

  ·       The soul that is within me no man can degrade. - Frederick Douglass

  ·       “The only reason we don’t open our hearts and minds to other people is that they trigger confusion in us that we don’t feel brave enough or sane enough to deal with. To the degree that we look clearly and compassionately at ourselves, we feel confident and fearless about looking into someone else’s eyes.” ~ Pema  Chödrön

  ·       “What is tolerance? It is the necessary consequence of humanity. We are all formed of frailty and error, let us pardon each other’s folly—that is the first law of nature.” – Voltaire

  ·       “The word 'listen' contains the same letters as the word 'silent'.” — Alfred Brendel

  ·       "Spiritual experience is the real soul of man’s cosmos."

  ·       I knew that if I cut a tree, my arm would bleed. - Alice Walker

  ·       “Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity.” — Roy T. Bennett

  ·       "The doing of the will of God is nothing more or less than an exhibition of creature willingness to share the inner life with God — with the very God who has made such a creature life of inner meaning-value possible."

  ·       “We don’t need a crisis to remind ourselves to give—we only need to be in-Spirit to be reminded of the joy of donating our energy, time, and possessions to others.” — Dr. Wayne W. Dyer

  ·       I no longer want to repeat the same mistakes over and over again. Today I take the time to slow down and examine the source of my difficulties so that I can move on a path with freedom. - Ruth Fishel