Sarah Mclaughlan - you gave me light

"Once there was a darkness, a deep and endless night, you gave me everything you had and oh, you gave me light." ~Sarah Mclaughlan

Vicki Hitzges - discipline

"If you discipline yourself today, you'll enjoy your life more tomorrow." ~Vicki Hitzges

Meister Eckhart Quotes

"If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is, "thank you," that would suffice. "~Meister Eckhart

"Only the hand that erases can write the true thing."~Meister Eckhart

OTHERS:

“And suddenly you know; it’s time to start something new and trust the magic of new beginnings.” ~Meister Eckhart

"If you want someone to speak to you, speak to them.
If you want someone to hear you, listen to them.
If you want someone to trust you, trust them.
Theologians may quarrel, but the mystics of the world
speak the same language."
~Meister Eckhart

"The eye through which I see God is the same eye through which God sees me: my eye and God's eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one Love." ~Meister Eckhart

"To be sure, this requires effort and love, a careful cultivation of the spiritual life, and a watchful, honest, active oversight of all one's mental attitudes towards things and people. It is not to be learned by world-flight, running away from things, turning solitary and going apart from the world. Rather, one must learn an inner solitude, where or with whomsoever he may be. He must learn to penetrate things and find God there, to get a strong impression of God firmly fixed on his mind." ~Meister Eckhart (1260-1326 AD, German Mystic)

"Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light, so when we are in sorrow, then this light is nearest of all to us." Meister Eckhart

“We are all Mothers of God, for God is always needing to be born” ~Meister Eckhart

"We are to practice virtue, not possess it." ~Meister Eckhart

"Wisdom consists in doing the next think you have to do, doing it with your whole heart, and finding delight in doing it." ~Meister Eckhart

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Ralph Marston Quotes

"Make it a habit to tell people thank you. To express your appreciation, sincerely and without the expectation of anything in return. Truly appreciate those around you, and you'll soon find many others around you. Truly appreciate life, and you'll find that you have more of it." ~Ralph Marston

Other Quotes

"Be truly thankful for what has brought you here, whatever it may have been. Then let the past go and let yourself soar into a magnificent, fulfilling future." ~Ralph Marston

"Beauty talks in the language of the heart. The magnificence of a sunset, or of a violin concerto, cannot be adequately conveyed in words. Just as food nourishes our body, beauty nourishes our spirit. It inspires and challenges us to do great things. But you don’t need to be rich or powerful to enjoy the sublime pleasure of beauty. The only thing you need is the willingness to appreciate the beauty that is already around you - in nature, in other people, in works of art, architecture, music and literature. In a world where creativity and innovation are essential in every aspect of life, beauty is a powerful fuel for successful living." ~Ralph Marston

"Don’t allow the past to imprison you or discourage you. Instead, let the opportunities of the present inspire you to take solid, effective action." ~Ralph Marston

"Enjoyment is not something we take. It is something we give. Enjoyment is not a function of our circumstances. Enjoyment is a choice we can make, regardless of the circumstances. When we choose to enjoy where we are, it opens our eyes to the positive possibilities. When we decide to enjoy what we’re doing, our effectiveness skyrockets. Enjoy your day, and you add joy not only to your own life but also to all of life around you. Enjoy who you are, and from who you are will flow great and meaningful value. Give the gift of your own genuine enjoyment. Demonstrate your gratitude and immense respect for life by truly enjoying each precious moment." ~Ralph Marston

"Every positive thing in your life represents a single unique blessing. Every negative thing in your life has the opportunity to become a double blessing. For when you turn a negative into a positive, you gain twice. You are no longer burdened with the negative situation, and in addition to that you are strengthened by a new positive force." ~Ralph Marston.

"EXCELLENCE is not a skill. It is an ATTITUDE." ~Ralph Marston

"Happiness is a choice, not a result. Nothing will make you happy until you choose to be happy. No person will make you happy unless you decide to be happy. Your happiness will not come to you. It can only come from you." ~Ralph Marston

["Let go of your thoughts about what could be, or should be, or might have been. Be here now, fully and lovingly. Give your attention to the miracle of what is. See the great value and beauty that is right in front of you, here and now.

Let your thoughts arise and then let them go. There’s no need to wander away from the wholeness of this moment. Don’t hurry ahead to whatever is next. Be here now, and give all the power of your awareness to living the wonder and value of what is.

What you truly desire is not out there somewhere, and is not waiting for someday to appear to you. It is yours to manifest and enjoy in this moment. There is great power and ability in your presence. Be here now, and live the treasure that is already yours in this very moment." ~Ralph Marston]

"Love is never easy, yet it is easily the most powerful and positively enduring choice. Forgive others, forgive yourself, forgive the past, and love your way forward." ~Ralph Marston

"There are plenty of difficult obstacles in your path. Don't allow yourself to become one of them." ~Ralph Marston

"There is a thought in your mind right now. The longer you hold on to it, the more you dwell upon it, the more life you give to that thought. Give it enough life, and it will become real. So make sure the thought is indeed a great one" ~Ralph Marston

"What if you gave someone a gift, and they neglected to thank you for it would you be likely to give them another? Life is the same way. In order to attract more of the blessings that life has to offer, you must truly appreciate what you already have." ~Ralph Marston

"What you do today can improve all your tomorrows." ~Ralph Marston

"When was the last time you spent a quiet moment just doing nothing - just sitting and looking at the sea, or watching the wind blowing the tree limbs, or waves rippling on a pond, a flickering candle or children playing in the park?" ~Ralph Marston

"Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality." ~Ralph Marston

"Your triumphs of the past are now little more than pleasant memories. Reach inside, touch your most compelling purpose, and bring your best possibilities to life." ~Ralph Marston

"You can transform your world in an instant by the way you choose to see it. You can change problems into opportunities, anxiety into enthusiasm, and despair into determination." ~Ralph Marston

"Your goals, minus your doubts, equal your reality." ~Ralph Marston on Reality

"Spread Your Kindness"

"Live as though every positive thing you do will start a chain reaction, the culmination of which is so beneficial you cannot even imagine. Live as though even the smallest kindness, passed along from one person to another, can change the world for the better.

Live as though every good thing you do is multiplied many times over before surely and eventually returning to you. For that is indeed the way life can work.

You have a far greater influence than it may seem over people and events, even those far removed from you. Because the way you act toward others gets passed along in ever-increasing numbers.

Think about how you do it yourself. If someone has been kind and considerate to you, you're far more likely to act with kindness toward others, and many of them will do the same.

If in one hour you were to spread kindness to just three people, and each of them did the same, and the process continued to repeat itself, the results would be astounding. It would take less than 24 hours for that kindness to be spread to every person in the world.

Spread your kindness and consideration freely and respectfully to others. And the positive benefits will go farther than you can possibly imagine." ~Ralph Marston

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Earl Nightingale Quotes

"All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination." ~Earl Nightingale

"Any person who contributes to prosperity must prosper in turn." ~Earl Nightingale

"Don't let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use." ~Earl Nightingale

"Learn to enjoy every minute of your life. Be happy now. Don't wait for something outside of yourself to make you happy in the future. Think how really precious is the time you have to spend, whether it's at work or with your family. Every minute should be enjoyed and savoured." ~Earl Nightingale

"Most people tiptoe through their life hoping to make it safely to their death." ~Earl Nightingale

"Never give up on a dream just because of the time it will take to accomplish it. The time will pass anyway." ~Earl Nightingale

"Our attitude toward life determines life's attitude towards us." ~Earl Nightingale

"Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us." ~Earl Nightingale

"The more intensely we feel about an idea or a goal, the more assuredly the idea, buried deep in our subconscious, will direct us along the path to its fulfilment." ~Earl Nightingale (1921-1989)

"We all walk in the dark and each of us must learn to turn on his or her own light." ~Earl Nightingale

"We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within." ~Earl Nightingale

"We tend to live up to our expectations." ~Earl Nightingale

"What's going on in the inside shows on the outside." ~Earl Nightingale

"Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality." ~Earl Nightingale

"Your world is a living expression of how you are using and have used your mind." ~Earl Nightingale

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Sarah Ban Breathnach Quotes

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"All we have is all we need. All we need is the awareness of how blessed we really are." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Begin today. Declare outloud to the universe that you are willing to let go of struggle and eager to learn through joy." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

2004
Stanbury Place
Quakers Hill Home

"Both abundance and lack exist simultaneously in our lives, as parallel realities. It is always our conscious choice which secret garden we will tend ... when we choose not to focus on what is missing from our lives but are grateful for the abundance that's present — love, health, family, friends, work, the joys of nature and personal pursuits that bring us pleasure — the wasteland of illusion falls away and we experience Heaven on earth." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Each day offers us the gift of being a special occasion if we can simply learn that as well as giving, it is blessed to receive with grace and a grateful heart." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Expect to have hope rekindled. Expect your prayers to be answered in wondrous ways. The dry seasons in life do not last. The spring rains will come again." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Forgiveness is a form of gratitude. When we forgive others, we show them the mercy that we have often received and been thankful for." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Harmony is the inner cadence of contentment we feel when the melody of life is in tune." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"How could I expect more from the universe when I didn’t appreciate what I already had?" ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"I acknowledged the deep longing in my heart. What I hungered for was an inner peace that the world could not take away." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"I felt humbled by my riches and regretted that I took for granted the abundance that already existed in my life." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"I wish I had known from the beginning that I was born a strong woman. What a difference it would have made! I wish I'd known that I was born a courageous woman' I've spent so much of my life cowering. How many conversations would I not only started but finished if I had known I possessed a warrior's heart? I wish I'd known that I'd been born to take on the world; I wouldn't have run from it for so long, but to it with open arms." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Little changes [and] little choices add up to be revolutionary changes in your life." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

“New Year’s Day. A fresh start. A new chapter in life waiting to be written. New questions to be asked, embraced, and loved. Answers to be discovered and then lived. Today carve out a quiet interlude for yourself in which to dream.” ~Sarah Breathnach

"Only dreams give birth to change." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Only when the clamor of the outside world is silenced will you be able to hear the deeper vibration. Listen carefully."~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Our success already exists on a spiritual level; it's a matter of pulling it into the physical world." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"The world needs dreamers and the world needs doers, but, above all, the world needs dreamers who are doers." ~Sarah Breathnach

"This moment is always the best one in which to express your care for others." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"This moment is your life. It is the process of living, the journey, that is life itself, and we often wish away our lives by focusing only on what tomorrow could, should, would bring." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Those who live passionately teach us how to love. Those who love passionately teach us how to live." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Today, and everyday, take as your personal mantra: I am what I am and what I am is wonderful." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Today expect something good to happen to you no matter what occurred yesterday. Realize the past no longer holds you captive. It can only continue to hurt you if you hold on to it. Let the past go. A simply abundant world awaits." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and always grateful 'HEART'." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"When I surrendered my desire for security and sought serenity instead, I looked at my life with open eyes." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"...while working your dream a reality, feel the joy of your accomplishment and savor it with celebration and thanksgiving." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

"You've got to make a conscious choice everyday to shed the old-whatever "the old" means for you." ~Sarah Ban Breathnach

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Marcel Proust Quotes

Westmead Council Roadside Garden

May 2009
"Let's be grateful for those who give us happiness; they are the charming gardeners who make our soul bloom." ~Marcel Proust

Photography: Lily on her Pacific Jewel Cruise
January 19-29, 2010

"The only real voyage of discovery consists not in seeing new landscapes, but in having new eyes, in seeing the universe with the eyes of another, of hundreds of others, in seeing the hundreds of universes that each of them sees." ~Marcel Proust French novelist and one of the great literary figures of the 20th century (1871-1922)

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OTHERS

"Always try to keep a patch of sky above your life." ~Marcel Proust

"As long as men are free to ask what they must, free to say what they think, free to think what they will, freedom can never be lost and science can never regress." ~Marcel Proust

“But sometimes illumination comes to our rescue at the very moment when all seems lost; we have knocked at every door and they open on nothing until, at last, we stumble unconsciously against the only one through which we can enter the kingdom we have sought in vain a hundred years - and it opens.” ~Marcel Proust, "In Search of Lost Time." From Oriah Mountain Dreamer

"Desire makes everything blossom; possession makes everything wither and fade." ~Marcel Proust

"Do not wait for life. Do not long for it. Be aware, always and at every moment, that the miracle is in the here and now." -Marcel Proust from Read, Love and Learn

"Everything great in the world is done by neurotics; they alone founded our religions and created our masterpieces." ~Marcel Proust

"Happiness is beneficial for the body, but it is grief that develops the powers of the mind." ~Marcel Proust

"If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less, but to dream more, to dream all the time." ~Marcel Proust

"It is always during a passing state of mind that we make lasting resolutions." ~Marcel Proust

"It is in moments of illness that we are compelled to recognize that we live not alone but chained to a creature of a different kingdom, whole worlds apart, who has no knowledge of us and by whom it is impossible to make ourselves understood: our body." ~Marcel Proust

"Love is space and time measured by the heart." ~Marcel Proust

"My destination is no longer a place, but a new way of seeing." ~Marcel Proust

"One cannot change, that is to say become a different person, while continuing to acquiesce to the feelings of the person one has ceased to be." ~Marcel Proust

"Our worst fears, like our greatest hopes, are not outside our powers, and we can come in the end to triumph over the former and to achieve the latter." ~Marcel Proust

"People wish to learn to swim and at the same time to keep one foot on the ground." ~Marcel Proust

"Pleasures are like photographs: in the presence of the person we love, we take only negatives, which we develop later, at home, when we have at our disposal once more our inner dark room, the door of which it is strictly forbidden to open while others are present." ~Marcel Proust

"Reading is that fruitful miracle of a communication in the midst of solitude." ~Marcel Proust

"Thanks to art, instead of seeing one world only, our own, we see that world multiply itself and we have at our disposal as many worlds as there are original artists, worlds more different one from the other than those which revolve in infinite space, worlds which, centuries after the extinction of the fire from which their light first emanated, whether it is called Rembrandt or Vermeer, send us still each one its special radiance." ~Marcel Proust

"The stellar universe is not so difficult to understand as the real actions of other people, especially of the people with whom we are in love." ~Marcel Proust

"The time which we have at our disposal every day is elastic; the passions that we feel expand it, those that we inspire contract it; and habit fills up what remains." ~Marcel Proust (July 10, 1871 — November 18, 1922) in Remembrance of Things Past, Part 2: Within a Budding Grove

"The real voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes." ~Marcel Proust

"There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth said things, or lived in a way the consciousness of which is so unpleasant to him in later life that he would gladly, if he could, expunge it from his memory." ~Marcel Proust (1871–1922), French novelist

"Time, which changes people, does not alter the image we have of them." ~Marcel Proust

"We are healed of a suffering only by experiencing it to the full." ~Marcel Proust

"We don't receive wisdom; we must discover it for ourselves after a journey through the wilderness, which no one else can make for us, which no one can spare us, for our wisdom is the point of view from which we must come at last to regard the world." ~Marcel Proust

"We must never be afraid to go too far, for success lies just beyond." -Marcel Proust


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Thornton Wilder Quotes

"Love is an energy which exists of itself. It is its own value." ~Thornton Wilder

"My advice to you is not to inquire why or whither, but just enjoy your ice cream while it's on your plate; that's my philosophy." ~Thornton Wilder

"Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion." ~Thornton Wilder

"Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day." ~Thornton Wilder

Photo Credit: Jaylord V Dancel

"There is a land of the living and a land of the dead, and the bridge is love." ~Thornton Wilder

"We are most alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." ~Thorntorn Wilder

"We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures." ~Thornton Wilder

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Samuel Fessenden - quitter

“God Almighty hates a quitter.” ~Samuel Fessenden

Brandon Boyd Quotes

"Come outside and walk with me, we'll try each other on to see if we fit, and with our roots become a tree, to shade what we make under it." ~Brandon Boyd

"Whatever tomorrow brings, I'll be there with open arms and open eyes." ~Brandon Boyd

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Gladys Berthe Stern - silent gratitude

"Silent gratitude isn't much use to anyone." ~Gladys Berthe Stern

Melody Beattie's Wisdom

FOT 2009 - Taupo, New Zealand

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life.
It turns what we have into enough, and more.
It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity.
It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.
Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." ~Melody Beattie

"Letting go doesn't mean we don't care.
Letting go doesn't mean we shut down.
Letting go means we stop trying to force outcomes and make people behave.
It means we give up resistance to the way things are, for the moment.
It means we stop trying to do the impossible--controlling that which we cannot
and instead, focus on what is possible--which usually means taking care of ourselves.
And we do this in gentleness, kindness, and love, as much as possible. ~Melody Beattie

OTHERS

"Accept yourself. Love yourself as you are. Your finest work, your best movements, your joy, peace and healing comes when you love yourself. You give a great gift to the world when you do that. You give others permission to do the same: to love themselves. Revel in self-love. Roll in it. Bask in it as you would sunshine." ~Melody Beattie

“Boundaries emerge from deep within. They are connected to letting go of guilt and shame, and to changing our beliefs about what we deserve. As our thinking about this becomes clearer, so will our boundaries. Boundaries are also connected to a Higher Timing than our own. We’ll set a limit when we’re ready, and not a moment before. So will others. There’s something magical about reaching that point of becoming ready to set a limit. We know we mean what we say; others take us seriously too. Things change, not because we’re controlling others, but because we’ve changed.” ~Melody Beattie, The Language of Letting Go: Hazelden Meditation Series from Sye Of Relief

"Cultivate the art of listening to your intuition, your inner voice. This is the guidance of your heart." ~Melody Beattie

"Each life needs its own quiet place." - Melody Beattie

"Gratitude turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion into clarity...it makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow." ~Melody Beattie

"Gratitude unlocks the fulness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity." ~Melody Beattie from I am Complete Women's Retreat

"Let go of your expectations. The universe will do what it will. Sometimes your dreams will come true. Sometimes they won't. Sometimes when you let go of a broken dream, another one gently takes its place. Be aware of what is, not what you would like to be, taking place." ~Melody Beattie

"Letting go helps us to live in a more peaceful state of mind and helps restore our balance. It allows others to be responsible for themselves and for us to take our hands off situations that do not belong to us. This frees us from unnecessary stress." ~Melody Beattie

"Live your life from your heart. Share from your heart. And your story will touch and heal people's souls." ~Melody Beattie

"Live your life from your heart and your story will touch and heal people's souls." ~ Melody Beattie

"Sometimes compromise is important. Sometimes it's better to give in to someone else's wishes in order to have fun as a group or as a couple, or for the benefit of the team. Sometimes compromise is dangerous. We need to guard against compromising our standards to gain the approval or love of someone else. … Decide when you can, and when you cannot, compromise. If it's not harmful and you are ambivalent about a decision, then compromise. If it could lead to breaking your values, compromise isn't a good idea." ~Melody Beattie

"Taking time to rest, renew and refresh yourself isn't wasted time. Recharge. Choose what energises you." ~Melody Beattie 

“The new year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written.” ~Melody Beattie

"Today I will do something just for the fun of it. I will find something to do that’s just for me, and I won’t worry about what I “should” be doing. I will learn how to make myself feel good and enjoy life to the fullest." ~Melody Beattie

"Today I will not wait for someone else to come to my aid.I am not helpless.Although help may come,I am my own rescuer.My relationships will dramatically improve when i stop rescuing others and stop expecting others to rescue me." ~Melody Beattie

"Today I will stop trying to control my relationships. I will participate at a reasonable level and let the other person do the same. I can let go, knowing that the relationship will find its own life-or not-and that I don't have to do all the work, only my share." ~Melody Beattie

"Today I will tell myself that I'm lovable. Just because some people haven't been able to love me in ways that worked doesn't mean that I'm unlovable. I've had lessons to learn, and some of them have hurt deeply, but I can still love, and I still am loved." ~Melody Beattie

"You have been led. Many were the moments when you thought you were forgotten, when when you were convinced you had been abandoned. Now you know you have been guided." ~Melody Beattie

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Phillip Pullman - stories

"After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world." ~Phillip Pullman

Quotes by PLATO

"A tyrant, however powerful, ultimately suffers in the end by corrupting his own soul." ~Plato

“All men are by nature equal, made all of the same earth by one workman.” ~Plato

"All the gold which is under or upon the earth is not enough to give in exchange for virtue." ~Plato

"And we, on our part, will prove in answer to him that the madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings, and the proof shall be one which the wise will receive, and the witling disbelieve." ~Plato, Phaedrus

"Any one who has common sense will remember that the bewilderments of the eyes are of two kinds, and arise from two causes, either from coming out of the light or from going into the light." ~Plato

"Astronomy compels the soul to look upwards and leads us from this world to another." ~Plato

"At the 'Touch of Love' everyone becomes a poet." ~Plato

"Beauty of style and harmony and grace and good rhythm depend on simplicity — I mean the true simplicity of a rightly and nobly ordered mind and character, not that other simplicity which is only a euphemism for folly." ~Plato from THE REPUBLIC 

“Books give a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.” ~Plato

Credit to Clever Little Quotes 

"By caring about the happiness of others, we find our own." ~Plato 

"Courage is Knowing what not to fear" ~Plato

"Death is not the worst that can happen to men." ~Plato   

"Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each. ~Plato

"Each man is capable of doing one thing well. If he attempts several, he will fail to achieve distinction in any." ~Plato

"Education is teaching our children to desire the right things." ~Plato

"Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet." ~Plato

"Geometry existed before creation." ~Plato

"Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others." ~Plato

"He who is of a calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition, youth and age are equally a burden.” ~Plato

"Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire, emotion, and knowledge." ~Plato

"If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life." ~Plato (Philosoper in Classical Greece, 427 BC-347 BC)

"If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rules of fools." ~Plato 

"Ignorance is the root and the stem of every evil" ~Plato

"Kindness is more than deeds. It is an attitude, an expression, a look, a touch. It is anything that lifts another person." ~Plato

"Let parents bequeath to their children not riches, but the spirit of reverence." ~Plato

"Love is the joy of the good, the wonder of the wise, the amazement of the Gods." ~Plato

"Man — a being in search of meaning.” ~Plato 

“Mankind will never see an end of trouble until … lovers of wisdom come to hold political power, or the holders of power… become lovers of wisdom.” ~Plato

"Music and rhythm find their way into the secret places of the soul." ~Plato

"Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, a charm to sadness, gaiety and life to everything. It is the essence of order and leads to all that is good, just and beautiful, of which it is the invisible, but nevertheless dazzling, passionate and eternal form." ~Plato

"Music has a way of touching the soul in a way that nothing else can." ~Plato

"Never discourage anyone who continually makes progress, no matter how slow." ~Plato

"No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth." ~Plato

"No law or ordinance is mightier than understanding." ~Plato

"No wealth can ever make a bad man at peace with himself." ~Plato 

"Of all the animals, the boy is the most unmanageable." ~Plato

"One of the penalties fir refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors." ~Plato

“Opinion is the medium between knowledge and ignorance.” ~Plato

"People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die." ~Plato

"Strange times are these in which we live where old and young are taught falsehood in school. And the person that dares to tell the truth is called at once a lunatic and fool." ~Plato

"The beginning is the most important part of the work." ~Plato

"The first and best victory is to conquer self. To be conquered by self is, of all things, the most shameful and vile." ~Plato

"The greatest privilege of a human life is to become a midwife to the awakening of the Soul in another person.” ~ Plato

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"The greatest wealth is to live content with little." ~Plato

"The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another world." 

~Plato

"The inexperienced in wisdom and virtue, ever occupied with feasting and such, are carried downward, and there, as is fitting, they wander their whole life long, neither ever looking upward to the truth above them nor rising toward it, nor tasting pure and lasting pleasures. Like cattle, always looking downward with their heads bent toward the ground and the banquet tables, they feed, fatten, and fornicate. In order to increase their possessions they kick and butt with horns and hoofs of steel and kill each other, insatiable as they are." ~from THE REPUBLIC by Plato

"The madness of love is the greatest of heaven's blessings." ~Plato

"The man is wisest who, like Socrates,  

realises that his wisdom is worthless." ~Plato 

"The measure of a man is what he does with power." ~Plato

"The most effective kind of education is that a child should play amongst lovely things." ~Plato on Children

"The most important part of education is proper training in the nursery." ~Plato (Greek Philosopher)

"The only ones who see the end of war are the dead." ~Plato

"The price of apathy towards public affairs is to be ruled by evil men." ~Plato

"THE UNEXAMINED LIFE IS NOT WORTH LIVING." ~Plato

“The wisest have the most authority." ~Plato

“The wisest is he who realises, like Socrates, that in respect of wisdom he knows nothing.” ~Plato, Apology (C 375 BCE)

"There are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain." ~Plato

"There is no greater nor keener pleasure than that of bodily love - and none which is more rational." ~Plato

"Thinking the talking of the soul with itself. " ~Plato 

"This feeling of wonder shows that you are a philosopher, since wonder is the only beginning of philosophy." ~ Plato

"Those who are able to see behind the shadows and lies of their culture will never be understood, let alone believed, by the masses." ~Plato  

"Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber." ~Plato

Three classes of men:
lovers of wisdom,
lovers of honor,
and lovers of gain.
~Plato

"We are twice armed if we fight with faith." ~Plato

"We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark. The real tragedy of life is when an adult is afraid of the light." ~Pato

"When men speak ill of thee, live so as nobody may believe them." ~Plato

"Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something." ~Plato

"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation." ~PLATO

"You can easily forgive a child that is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light. And the light is truth." ~Plato

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