"The passions grafted on wounded pride are the most inveterate; they are green and vigorous in old age."

-- George Santayana

#Birthday Quotes #Passion Quotes #Pride Quotes

“Men, their rights, and nothing more; women, their rights, and nothing less.”
“Hope gives us something to do when we are afraid of what might happen.”
“But what are loyalty and caring really worth?" "To me? Everything.”
“What good does it do to have all the riches of the world and all the world's pleasures? They will all disappear in the flash we call a human lifetime. Focusing on the pleasures of the world keeps the mind too distracted to search for the inner Self.”

Source : Swami Rama (2002). “Sacred Journey: Living Purposefully and Dying Gracefully”, p.34, Lotus Press
“When our minds are purified through karma (selfless action) and made single-pointed through up-asana (worship), we cannot remain satisfied with the small achievements in worldly life.”
“You can only make art that talks to the masses when you have nothing to say to them.”
“It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.”
“Another reason why we must love our enemies is that hate scars the soul and distorts the personality.”

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