"No government, any more than an individual, will long be respected without being truly respectable; nor be truly respectable, without possessing a certain portion of order and stability."

-- James Madison

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“A little common sense, goodwill, and a tiny dose of unselfishness could make this goodly earth into an earthly paradise.”

Source : Richard Aldington (1931). “The Colonel's Daughter: A Novel”, Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday
“When I used to teach creative writing, I would tell the students to make their characters want something right away.”
“White lost because he failed to remember the right continuation and had to think up the moves himself”
“Be trustworthy. Steadiness and integrity lead to energetic opening in the other as the blocks in relating dissolve away with deepening trust over time.”
“When Holy God draws near in true revival, people come under terrible conviction of sin. The outstanding feature of spiritual awakening has been the profound consciousness of the Presence and holiness of God.”
“The most constructive solutions are those which take into consideration the views of all persons involved and are acceptable to all. Such outcomes are the result of negotiation strategies where the needs of both sides are considered important and an attempt is made to meet all needs. These solutions are appropriately called Win-Win because there are no losers. While often difficult to arrive at, the process leading to such solutions builds interpersonal relationships, increases motivation and improves commitment. Win-Win solutions are the most desirable outcomes of conflict resolution.”
“Trying to write is very much like trying to put a Chinese puzzle together. We have a pattern in mind which we wish to work out in words; but the words will not fit the spaces, or, if they do, they will not match the design.”
“There is no failure in the spiritual life, as long as we do not give up the fight.”

Source : Swami Prabhavananda (2015). “The Sermon On the Mount According to Vedanta”, p.67, Lulu Press, Inc

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