"Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy."

-- Shel Silverstein

#Boys Quotes #Tree Quotes #Littles Quotes

“A shop-keeper in good business is quite as well off as a pedlar that travels the country with his wares on his back. Commercial jealousy is, after all, nothing but prejudice: it is a wild fruit, that will drop of itself when it has arrived at maturity.”
“There must be a union between the spirit in wood and the spirit in man. The grain of the wood must relate closely to its function. The abutment of the edge of one board to an adjoining board can mean the success or failure of a piece. () Gradually a form evolves, much as nature produces the tree in the first place. The object created can live forever. The tree lives on in its new form. The object cannot follow a transitory â€œstyleâ€, here for a moment, discarded the next. Its appeal must be universal. Cordial and receptive, it should invite a meeting with man”
“Suffer what there is to suffer, enjoy what there is to enjoy. Regard both suffering and joy as facts of life, and continue chanting Nam-myoho-renge-kyo, no matter what happens. How could this be anything other than the boundless joy of the Law?”

Source : Nichiren (2003). “The Writings of Nichiren Daishonin”
“If you want to experiment, do something temporary.”
“No iron chain, or outward force of any kind, can ever compel the soul of a person to believe or to disbelieve.”
“I'm a kind person, I'm kind to everyone, but if you are unkind to me, then kindness is not what you'll remember me for”
“I suppose the word "unbearable" is a lie by definition. Unless you kill yourself immediately after using it.”
“Good household decision-making often relies on thinking about your household like a firm.”

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