“Quotes I Like”

My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together. ― Archbishop Desmond Tutu

A person is a person because he recognizes others as persons. ― Archbishop Desmond Tutu    

Do your little bit of good where you are; its those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world. ― Archbishop Desmond Tutu

I am not interested in picking up crumbs of compassion thrown from the table of someone who considers himself my master. I want the full menu of rights. ― Archbishop Desmond Tutu    

Children are a wonderful gift. They have an extraordinary capacity to see into the heart of things and to expose sham and humbug for what they are. ― Archbishop Desmond Tutu

An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast; a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind. ― Buddha

The tongue like a sharp knife... Kills without drawing blood. ― Buddha

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. ― Buddha  

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him. ― Buddha 

We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. ― Buddha

However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them? ― Buddha

 In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true. ― Buddha

There is nothing more dreadful than the habit of doubt. Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. It is a thorn that irritates and hurts; it is a sword that kills. ― Buddha

The whole secret of existence is to have no fear. Never fear what will become of you, depend on no one. Only the moment you reject all help are you freed. ― Buddha