“In the halls of pleasure, there is room for long and lordly train; through the narrow aisles of pain, you must walk alone.”
Source: Health, Happiness, & Longevity: Eastern and Western Approach
“Anmut sparet nicht noch Mühe,
Leidenschaft nicht noch Verstand,
daß ein gutes Deutschland blühe,
wie ein andres gutes Land.
Daß die Völker nicht erbleichen
wie vor einer Räuberin,
sondern ihre Hände reichen
uns wie andern Völkern hin.
Und nicht über und nicht unter
andern Völkern wolln wir sein,
von der See bis zu den Alpen,
von der Oder bis zum Rhein.
Und weil wir dies Land verbessern,
lieben und beschirmen wir’s.
Und das liebste mag’s uns scheinen
so wie andern Völkern ihrs.”
“The world will never know peace until the last king is strangled with the entrails of the last priest”
“Make love not war; vigorously and as frequently as possible.”
“Sometimes we put more value in predicting and controlling than in having peace of mind.”
Source: Love is letting go of fear
“You may be surprised to find out that people who want tranquility most are those who are willing to fight and die for peace.”
Source: Definitive Nobody, Derek Barley
“We live in a world dominated by fear of each other precisely because so many of us have chosen to behave in a manner that generates fear.”
Source: Backwards: Returning to Our Source for Answers
“He remembered the prayers as they begged for revival and change. Father, you must act, for none other can, and things must change, for if they do not…
O Eternal, do you not understand?
Will you not do anything?
You are our last hope. We have done all we could.
Oh, the sublime foolishness of viewing the creator as their final chance! Of seeing the truth as overcome!”
Source: A Noble Comfort: A Blue Bird Retelling
“But as I continue to remind myself, ‘What’s the worst that can happen? I don’t know, but God will take care of it, whatever it is,’ that truth sinks into me and sustains me for one more moment. And I’ve discovered that one moment at a time is all I need. He’ll be there in the next moment too.”
Source: A Noble Comfort: A Blue Bird Retelling
“Give me a pen, I'll give you peace. One pen can defeat a thousand guns, that's why books get banned, not guns.”
Source: Azad Earth Army: When The World Cries Blood