“All things appear and disappear because of the concurrence of causes and conditions. Nothing ever exists entirely alone; everything is in relation to everything else.”— Buddha, goodreads.com
“Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.”— Confucius, amazon.com
“The heart is like a garden. It can grow compassion or fear, resentment or love.”— Buddha, goodreads.com
“Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.”— Confucius, amazon.com
“I don’t think I could love you so much if you had nothing to complain of and nothing to regret. I don’t like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and of little value. Life hasn’t revealed its beauty to them.”— Boris Pasternak, amazon.com
“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.”— Lao Tzu, amazon.com
“The heart is extremely fertile soil. Whatever is planted there, good or bad, will take root and grow.”— Abdul Nasir Jangda, facebook.com
“Detachment is not that you should own nothing, but that nothing should own you.”— Ali ibn Abi Talib, goodreads.com
“The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable; they are often wounded, sometimes destroyed.”— Ernest Hemingway, thelettersofernesthemingway.tumblr.com
“Sexual energy between two people is a primal force comprised of power (energy that moves toward another) and virtue (knowing the energy between the two is right).”— Alexandra Katehakis, amazon.com
“We value virtue but do not discuss it. The honest bookkeeper, the faithful wife, the earnest scholar get little of our attention compared to the embezzler, the tramp, the cheat.”— John Steinbeck, amazon.com
“There ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue. There's just stuff people do.”— John Steinbeck, amazon.com