"It is more noble to give yourself completely to one individual than to labor diligently for the salvation of the masses."

-- Dag Hammarskjold

#Giving Quotes #Noble Quotes #Approval Quotes

“A cat sleeps fat, yet walks thin.”
“Why in God's name should a God be praised if he is only performing his Godly function?”

Source : Robert Sheckley (2014). “Dimension of Miracles”, p.32, Open Road Media
“If I've learned anything over the past 5 years, it's that you do not know where you're going to be tomorrow. You have to make decisions based on that; it's almost pointless. So, you know, whether I learned, I think I'm pretty aware, pretty conscious of that point to live in the moment. It's a hard lesson, but it's like, I'm trying to learn to quiet my mind down, know what I mean?”
“Even if fathers are more benignly helpful, and even if they spend time with us teaching us what they know, rarely do they tell uswhat they feel. They stand apart emotionally: strong perhaps, maybe caring in a nonverbal, implicit way; but their internal world remains mysterious, unseen, "What are they really like?" we ask ourselves. "What do they feel about us, about the world, about themselves?”
“Book readers are special people, and they will always turn to books as the ultimate pleasure. Those who do not read are the unfortunate ones. There's nothing wrong with them; but they are missing out on one of life's compensations and rewards. A great book is a friend that never lets you down. You can return to it again and again and the joy first derived from it will still be there.”

Source : Ruskin Bond (2014). “Uncles, Aunts and Elephants: A Ruskin Bond Treasury”, p.213, Penguin UK
“What a lot of people don't understand is that when you change your thinking, when you accept different concepts, then life mirrors those for you. If you can get the concept that you're worthy and loveable and that you deserve to have a better life, life starts bringing those opportunities to you, because that's your belief system.”
“I love babies. I love being pregnant and I loved giving birth.”
“Societies depend on agreed rules.”

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