“For self is the lord of self, self is the refuge of self; therefore curb thyself as the merchant curbs a good horse.” SelfLordHorseRefugeThyselfMerchantsCurbGood Horse Book:Dhammapada Source: Dhammapada
“Extirpate two thoughts within thyself: do not consider thyself worthy of anything great, and do not think that any other man is much lower than thou in worthiness. Learn humble mindedness beforehand, which the Lord commanded in word and showed forth in deed. Hence, do not expect obedience from others, but be ready for obedience thyself.” ThinkingMenTwoLordHumilityReadyDeedsHumbleWorthyObedienceThyselfWorthinessChristian Humility Author:Saint Basil
“Everyone has his food, and his time of life is reckoned.Their tongues are separate in speech,And their natures as well;Their skins are distinguished,As thou distinguishest the foreign peoples.Thou makest a Nile in the underworld,Thou bringest forth as thou desirestTo maintain the peopleAccording as thou madest them for thyself,The lord of all of them, wearying with them,The lord of every land, rising for them,The Aton of the day, great of majesty.” WellsLife IsLordLandSpeechSkinsTongueRisingMajestyThyselfDistinguishedUnderworldNileMakest Author:Akhenaton
“And now that Thou has restored to me the knowledge of Thyself, O Lord, let thy pardon fall on me, since Thy infinite mercy is not better known in anything than in pardoning a Dismas (the traditional name of the good thief) on the Cross and a Dominicus Corea on the gallows. If in Hell there is room for sinners, in Heaven also there is room for penitents.” IfsFallNamesHeavenRoomsKnownLordHellCrossesMercyInfiniteTraditionalSinnerThievesThyselfPardonGallows Author:Dominicus Corea
“If thou takest virtue for the rule of life, and valuest thyself upon acting in all things comfortably thereto, thou wilt have no cause to envy lords and princes; for blood is inherited, but virtue is common property, and may be acquired by all; it has, moreover, an intrinsic worth, which blood has not.” IfsMayCausesCommonActingLordVirtueBloodAll ThingsPropertyEnvyThyselfRules Of Life Author:Miguel de Cervantes
“Only relinquish all things into My hands: for I can work freely only as ye release Me by complete committal both of thyself and others. Even as was written of old: "Commit thy way unto the Lord: trust also in Him: and He shall bring it to pass". (Psalms 37:5) I will be thy sustaining strength; and My peace shall garrison thy mind. Only TRUST ME that all I do is done in love.” WayMindI CanDoneHandsLordWrittenAll ThingsCommitReleaseTrust MeThyselfSustainingPsalms Book:Come Away My Beloved Source: Come Away My Beloved