"God will judge us, Mr. Harris, by--by what we did to relieve the suffering of our fellow human beings. I don't think God cares what doctrine we embrace."

-- Abraham Verghese

#Thinking Quotes #Judging Quotes #Suffering Quotes

“The problem with Matisse is that I can't ever figure out when he's done a good painting or a bad painting because I don't know how to analyse him. I just know that I like the way he put it on and I like his airs and forms.”
“Jesus cursed a living tree and it died; Mohammed blessed a dead tree and it lived.”
“A police officer wears a uniform. They're sworn to uphold the law. They're public servants. And they should not be above the law.”

Source : Source: www.foxnews.com
“Kindness holds the key to the secret of our own transformation and, in the process, of the transformation of the world.”

Source : Jean Maalouf (2003). “The Healing Power of Kindness”, p.4, Twenty-Third Publications
“Mindfulness is about being fully awake in our lives. It is about perceiving the exquisite vividness of each moment. We also gain immediate access to our own powerful inner resources for insight, transformation, and healing.”
“Perdiccas threatened to put him to death unless he came to him, "That's nothing wonderful," Diogenes said, "for a beetle or a tarantula would do the same.”
“Promises were made for people who do not trust each other.”
“I think that the people who really accomplish things in this world have to have a little bit of crazy in them.”

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