"One thing that I ask of you: Never be afraid of giving. There is a deep joy in giving, since what we receive is much more than what we give."

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Mother Teresa

#Giving Quotes #Joy Quotes

“My father, the practical joker, did not care for practical jokes on himself; he did not encourage the practice in me.”
“I do not miss my toys. I wouldn't play with them anyway. I am fifteen. I miss my childhood.”

Source : Jo Walton (2011). “Among Others”, p.160, Macmillan
“Romania and Bulgaria were particularly irresponsible. If they wanted to diminish their chances of joining Europe they could not have found a better way.”
“There can be no doubt that all our knowledge begins with experience.”
“As a young man, I yearned for the day when, rooted in the experience that comes only with age, I could do my work fearlessly. But today, in my mid-sixties, I realize that I will feel fear from time to time for the rest of my life. I may never get rid of my fear. But . . . I can learn to walk into it and through it whenever it rises up . . . naming the inner force that triggers . . . fear . . . Naming our fears aloud . . . is the first step toward transcending them.”
“Human beings are going to be relying on natural resources for a long time.”

Source : "The Complete Gale Norton Interview". Interview with Alex Pasquariello, www.hcn.org. May 24, 2004.
“A reduction in meat consumption is the most powerful single act that you can take to halt the destruction of our environment and preserve our natural resources.”
“Use the freest goods for happiness... The stars cost nothing. Nature costs nothing. Your inner life costs nothing. God costs nothing. And yet they are all infinitely precious.”

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