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The essence of a free life is being able to choose the style of living you prefer free from exclusion and without the compulsion of conformity or law. — Eleanor Holmes Norton

The renunciation of doing harm is the perfection of discipline — Shantideva

It is neither trials nor relationships nor successes nor failures that define a man, but the choices he makes while handling them. — Richelle E. Goodrich

As long as space abides and as long as the world abides, so long may I abide, destroying the sufferings of the world. — Shantideva

Whenever conflict arises among living creatures the sense of ownership is the cause. — Shantideva

Penetrative insight joined with calm abiding utterly eradicates afflicted states. — Shantideva

Why be unhappy about something if it can be remedied? And what is the use of being unhappy about something if it cannot be remedied? — Shantideva

The company revealed that 18 percent of readers report using the Bible app in the bathroom. — Nir Eyal

He who doesn't get rid of the I won't be able to avoid suffering the same way that someone who doesn't get apart from fire can't avoid being burn. — Shantideva

There is nothing to fear other than my mind. — Shantideva

Others are my main concern. When I notice something of mine, I steal it and give it to others. — Shantideva

In joy and sorrow all are equal,
Thus be guardian of all, as of yourself. — Shantideva

In the ages marked by scarcity and want, may I myself appear as drink and sustenance. — Shantideva

We are all slaves of our own actions. Why be angry with anyone else? — Shantideva

There is no evil like hatred, and no fortitude like patience. — Shantideva

For as long as space remains,
For as long as sentient beings remain,
Until then may I too remain
To dispel the miseries of the world. — Acharya Shantideva

The source of all happiness lies in thinking of others. — Shantideva

It is natural for the immature to harm others.
Getting angry with them is like resenting a fire for burning. — Shantideva

We are all in this together. Our happiness inextricably is tied to that of all beings. — Allan Lokos

May those whose hell it is to hate and hurt be turned into lovers bringing flowers. — Shantideva

If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good. — Shantideva

One should do nothing other than what is directly or indirectly of benefit to living beings. — Shantideva

How wonderful will it be when all beings experience each other as limbs on the one body of life. — Shantideva

It is not possible to control all external events; But, if I simply control my mind what need is there to control other things? — Shantideva

All those who slight me to my face,
Or do me any other evil,
Even if they blame or slander me,
May they attain the fortune of enlightenment! — Shantideva

The law is guilty of the evils it is supposed to punish. — Frederic Bastiat

I speak Spanish to my children and they speak it better than me. — Geraldo Rivera

To understand, you have to love, but to gain wisdom you have to understand with love. — Debasish Mridha

All that may be wished for, will by nature fade to nothing. — Shantideva

Instead of trying to cover the whole world with leather, put on some sandals. — Shantideva

Partake of this sacred mystery: to take the place of others, giving them his own. — Shantideva

All happiness comes from the desire for others to be happy. — Shantideva

Nay, you'll be ashamed of me everyday of your life," he answered; "and the more ashamed, the more you know me; and I cannot bide it. — Emily Bronte

All the harm, fear, and suffering in the world are caused by attachment to the self: Why should I hold on to this great demon? — Shantideva

At first there is nothing, then there is a profound nothingness, after that a blue profundity. — Yves Klein

All the suffering in the world comes from seeking pleasure for oneself. All the happiness in the world comes from seeking pleasure for others. — Shantideva

Friends with benefits? More than friends? Don't sample the goodies unless you're willing to risk addiction and withdrawal. — Ann Landers

Socialism: An Economic and Sociological Analysis (London: Jonathan Cape, 1936, 1969) — Henry Hazlitt