“The happiness for which our souls ache is one undisturbed by success or failure, one which will root deeply inside us and give inward relaxation, peace, and contentment, no matter what the surface problems may be. That kind of happiness stands in need on no outward stimulus.” NeedsGivingKindMaySoulMatterProblemPeaceRootsNo Matter WhatSurfaceContentmentInwardRelaxationAcheStimulusSuccess Or Failure Book:The Secret of Happiness Source: The Secret of Happiness
“The root of the evil is not the construction of new, more dreadful weapons. It is the spirit of conquest.” WarSpiritEvilPeaceWeaponsRootsConstructionAnti WarAntiwarConquest Author:Ludwig von Mises
“Regimes planted by bayonets do not take root... Our military strength is a prerequisite to peace, but let it be clear we maintain this strength in the hope it will never be used, for the ultimate determinant in the struggle that's now going on in the world will not be bombs and rockets but a test of wills and ideas, a trial of spiritual resolve, the values we hold, the beliefs we cherish, the ideals to which we are dedicated.” WorldIdeasSpiritualUsedValuesBeliefPeaceStruggleClearMilitaryIdealsRootsTestsUltimateTrialsBombsResolveCherishDedicatedRegimesRocketsPrerequisitesBayonets Author:Ronald Reagan
“Leave behind the passive dreaming of a rose-tinted future. The energy of happiness exists in living today with roots sunk firmly in reality's soil.” DreamRealityTodayEnergyPeaceBehindsDestinyBuddhismRootsRoseKarmaSoilPassiveBad KarmaSelf Reformation Author:Daisaku Ikeda
“I really see no other solution than to turn inwards and to root out all the rottenness there. I no longer believe that we can change anything in the world until we first change ourselves. And that seems to me the only lesson to be learned.” WorldFirstsBelieveSeemsTurnsPeaceLessonsSolutionsRootsLessons To Be Learned Book:Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943 Source: Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943
“Genuine politics -- even politics worthy of the name -- the only politics I am willing to devote myself to -- is simply a matter of serving those around us: serving the community and serving those who will come after us. Its deepest roots are moral because it is a responsibility expressed through action, to and for the whole.” MatterWholeActionNamesPeaceCommunityResponsibilityMoralWillingMoralityRootsWorthyGenuineServingServing OthersMoral DutyRights And ResponsibilitiesServing The Community Author:Vaclav Havel