Espirational

Hope Begins in the Dark

“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don’t give up.” – Anne Lamott

“Surely the day will come when color means nothing more than the skin tone, when religion is seen uniquely as a way to speak one’s soul, when birth places have the weight of a throw of the dice, and all men are born free, when understanding breeds love and brotherhood.” – Josephine Baker

If there is no love for others…

“If there is no love for others, love of country is just a slogan.” ― T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise: Spiritual Triumph Over Death and Conscious Encounters with “The Divine Presence”

Walking the earth like brothers

“We have flown the air like birds and swum the sea like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers.” ― Martin Luther King Jr.

Anger Begets More Anger

“Anger begets more anger, and forgiveness and love lead to more forgiveness and love.” — Mahavira Read more at https://www.brainyquote.com/topics/lead-quotes

Surrender your self-interest

“Surrender your self-interest. Love others as much as you love yourself. Then you can be entrusted with all things under heaven.” – Lao Tzu

Hatred ceases through love

“Hatred does not cease through hatred at any time. Hatred ceases through love. This is an unalterable law.” – Buddha

There is still much that is fair

“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.”― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring

Only three things matter

“In the end, only three things matter: how much you loved, how gently you lived, and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.” – Buddha

Tolerant or condescending?

“Of what use is it to be tolerant of others if you are convinced that you are right and everyone who disagrees with you is wrong? That isn’t tolerance but condescension.” ― Anthony de Mello, The Way to Love