Thought for the Week

“When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.” Marcus Aurelius

Thought for the Week

“I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

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“If you would be a real seeker of truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things.” Rene Descartes

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"Gardening adds years to your life and life to your years." - Anon

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"The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession.” Mark Twain

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“I am beginning to realise that no matter which side you are on, had we all lived each others’ lives we could all have done what the other did.” Jo Berry (whose father Sir Anthony Berry was killed in the 1984 Brighton IRA bomb)

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"Live lightly on the earth." Tsunesaburo Makiguchi

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“The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction not a destination.” Carl Rogers

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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.” C.S. Lewis

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“Change your thoughts and you change your world.” Norman Vincent Peale

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“Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do.” Benjamin Franklin

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“He who knows others is wise; he who

knows himself is enlightened.” Lao Tzu

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“It’s only when we truly know and understand that we have a limited time on earth — and that we have no way of knowing when our time is up, we will then begin to live each day to the fullest, as if it was the only one we had.” Elizabeth Kubler-Ross

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“People become what they expect themselves to become.” Mahatma Gandhi

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"Do not think that love, in order to be genuine, has to be extraordinary. What we need is to love without getting tired." Mother Teresa

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“A mentor is someone whose hindsight can become your foresight.” Anon

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“All you need in the world is love and laughter. That's all anybody needs. To have love in one hand and laughter in the other.” August Wilson

Thought for the Week

“A person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed.” Bennett Cerf

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"To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it." Confucius

Thought for the Week

“Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul.” Democritus