"We cannot afford idleness, waste or inefficiency."

-- Eamon de Valera

#Waste Quotes #Inefficiency Quotes #Idleness Quotes

“Own only what you can always carry with you: know languages, know countries, know people. Let your memory be your travel bag.”
“Defeat happens only to those who refuse to try again.”
“I have haters. I have so many haters.”
“Mindfulness, as defined by the Buddha, means awareness of incessant change, of arising and vanishing, inside of your own body, which is the ultimate reality of your own life.”

Source : Paul Fleischman (2012). “Ancient Path: Talks on Vipassana Meditation as Taught by S.N. Goenka”, p.52, Pariyatti Publishing
“So let me tell you this, when it comes to...trying to introduce other people to Jesus. Don't get mad at them: it's not because they're stupid. It's because they're blind. Yelling louder, arguing harder, pushing firmer won't make someone who is blind see. Pray for them, speak to them, care for them.”
“Nothing moves except my eyes and my hand occasionally turning a page, and yet something not exactly defined by the word "text" unfurls, progresses, grows and takes root as I read. But how does this process take place?”
“I thought of all those heroines of fiction who looked pretty when they cried, and what a contrast I must make with a blotched and swollen face, and red rims to my eyes.”
“Donâ€™t allow circumstance to hold you back- even negative ones. You donâ€™t have to let your circumstances define you. You can define yourself, and the best way to find yourself is through education.”

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