"Whoever gives reverence receives reverence"

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Rumi

#Giving Quotes #Reverence Quotes

“When beholding the tranquil beauty and brilliancy of the oceanâ€™s skin, one forgets the tiger heart that pants beneath it; and would not willingly remember that this velvet paw but conceals a remorseless fang.”
“Adversity isn't an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It's part of our life.”
“I don't trust valets, waiters â€” nobody. I don't waste my time anymore trying to figure out who leaks things to the press.”
“The fact, however, to which I want to call attention is that the master of Judo never relies upon his own strength. He scarcely uses his own strength in the greatest emergency. Then what does he use? Simply the strength of his antagonist. The force of the enemy is the only means by which that enemy is overcome.”
“Ask him why there are hypocrites in the world.' 'Because it is hard to bear the happiness of others.' 'When are we happy?' 'When we desire nothing and realize that possession is only momentary, and so are forever playing.' 'What is regret?' 'To realize that one has spent one's life worrying about the future.' 'What is sorrow?' 'To long for the past.' 'What is the highest pleasure?' 'To hear a good story.”

Source : Vikram Chandra (2011). “Red Earth and Pouring Rain”, p.365, Faber & Faber
“I wanna be the smile you put on your face. I wanna be your hands when you say your grace. I wanna be whatever is your favorite place, oh I just wanna be close”

Source : Song: Wanna Be Close, Album: Private Room, 2003
“Ferdinand was a gold trader. He was a lawyer for mining companies. When he entered politics in l949, he had tons and tons of gold. When Bill Gates was a college dropout, Ferdinand already possessed billions of dollars and tons of gold. It wasn't stolen.”
“Painting done under pressure by artists without the necessary talent can only give rise to formlessness, as painting is a profession that requires peace of mind.”

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