Duty & Responsibility
“Anyone can live contentedly in circumstances of ease and comfort, health and well-being gratification and felicity; but to remain happy and contented in the face of difficulty, hardship and the onslaught of disease and sickness-this is an indication of nobility.”― Abdu'l-Bahá
“We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves.”--Romans 15:1
“In each of us, two natures are at war – the good and the evil. All our lives the fight goes on between them, and one of them must conquer. But in our own hands lies the power to choose – what we want most to be we are.”― Robert Louis Stevenson
Relationships
“We always misunderstood ourselves, and rarely understood others.”― Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890)
“Humanity is not perfect. There are imperfections in every human being...Therefore, do not look at the shortcomings of anybody.”― Abdu'l-Baha
“When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce,” Nhat Hanh said. “You look into the reasons it is not doing well. It may need more fertilizer, or more water or less sun. You never blame the lettuce.”―Thich Nhat Hanh
“ One must see in every human being only that which is worthy of praise...when we direct our gaze toward other people, to see where they excel, not where they fail.”
“So, throughout life, our worst weaknesses and meannesses are usually committed for the sake of the people whom we most despise.”--Charles Dickens, Great Expectation
“You cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end, each of us must work for our own improvement and, at the same time, share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think can be most useful.”― Marie Curie
“Your worst sin is that you have destroyed and betrayed yourself for nothing.”― Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment
“Can a soul be so completely changed by its destiny, and turn evil when its fate is evil?”― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables
Kindness
“A friendly word is better than a heavy cake.” --Ukrainian Proverb
“Never worry about numbers. Help one person at a time and always start with the person nearest you.”― Mother Teresa
“Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile when it is difficult to smile. ” --Mother Teresa
“One must see in every human being only that which is worthy of praise. When this is done, one can be a friend to the whole human race.”--Abdu'l-Bahá
Hope & Future
“There are far, far better things ahead than any we leave behind.”―C.S. Lewis, Letters to an American Lady
“Just Remember that all the people in this world haven't had the advantages that you've had.”― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
Judgment & Criticism
“One ought to examine himself for a very long time before thinking of condemning others.”― Moliere
“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”―Proverbs 18:21
“Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.”―John 8:7
“A little learning is a dangerous thing”― Alexander Pope
“Prejudices, it is well known, are most difficult to eradicate from the heart whose soil has never been loosened or fertilized by education.”-Jane Eyre(1847)
Courage
“Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.”― Robert Louis Stevenson
"My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me."-Jane Austen.-Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
Life
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.”― Marie Curie
“Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand well.”― Robert Louis Stevenson
“The older one gets, the more one feels that the present moment must be enjoyed...”― Marie Curie
“Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity or registering wrongs.”－Jane Eyre
“We must keep our certainty that after the bad days, the good times will come again”― Marie Curie
“I was taught that the way of progress is neither swift nor easy.”― Marie Curie
“Reflect upon your present blessings — of which every man has many — not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.”-Charles Dickens, Sketches by Boz
“God doesn’t give you what you want, not because you don’t deserve it, but because you deserve better.” －Film, Gone with the Wind
“Trees that are slow to grow bear the best fruit.”― Moliere
“No one is without difficulties, whether in high or low life, and every person knows best where their own shoe pinches.”- - Abigail Adams
“The art of being wise is knowing what to overlook.”―William James (1842-1910)
“A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.”―Bruce Lee (1940-1973)
“A learned fool is more a fool than an ignorant fool.”― Moliere
“Laughter is sunshine, it chases winter from the human face.”― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables