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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”

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

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

Necessities not luxuries

“Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive.” —His Holiness the Dalai Lama

In the spirit of love

“You will find as you look back upon your life that the moments when you have truly lived are the moments when you have done things in the spirit of love.”—Henry Drummond