“Do lovingly and willingly whatever is demanded of you. Once you put yourself in a position of clearing, balancing, and handling your responsibilities, these things can dissolve right in front of you.”
— John-Roger
“The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen.”
-— Rachel Naomi Remen
“Waking up this morning, I smile. Twenty-four brand new hours are before me.”
— Thich Nhat Hanh
“Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”
— George Santayana
“Who has fully realized that history is not contained in thick books but lives in our very blood?”
— Carl Jung
“There are recurring cycles, ups and downs, but the course of events is essentially the same, with small variations. It has been said that history repeats itself. This is perhaps not quite correct; it merely rhymes.”
— Theodor Reik (sometimes falsely attributed to Mark Twain)
“Study the past, if you would divine the future.”
— Confucius
“The importance of history is in its educational value for our lives today, not in regret, resentment, or revenge.”
— Jonathan Lockwood Huie
“Everyone is going through something. Don’t expect them to be happy or positive or energetic like you. Meet them were they are. Seek to understand them. Listen to them. Empathize with them. Once you meet them where they are, you can lift them up and help take them where they need to be. “
— Jon Gordon