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“False faith is the major cause of most of our misfortunes. The purpose of a human life is to bring the irrational beginning of our life to a rational beginning. In order to succeed in this, two things are important: (1) to see all irrational, unwise things in life and direct your attention to them and study them; (2) to understand the possibility of a rational, wise life. The major purpose of all teachers of mankind was the understanding of the irrational and rational beginnings in our life. We should be ready to change our views at any time, and slough off prejudices, and live with an open and receptive mind. A sailor who sets the same sails all the time, without making changes when the wind changes, will never reach his harbor. —HENRY GEORGE Accept the teaching of Christ as it is, clear and simple; then you will see that we live among big lies.”
― Leo Tolstoy

“Scientists seek the lawfulness of events. It is the task of Religion to fit man into this lawfulness.”
― Frank Herbert

“But you can wake a man only if he is really asleep; no effort that you may make will produce any effect upon him if he is merely pretending sleep. That”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“He did what heroes do after their work is accomplished; he died.”
― Leo Tolstoy

“Resentment is like drinking poison and then hoping it will kill your enemies.”
― Nelson Mandela

“I do not live when I loose belief in the existence of God. I should long ago have killed myself had I not had a dim hope of finding Him. I live really live only when I feel him and seek Him”
― Leo Tolstoy

“Masters in all branches of art must first be masters in living, for the soul creates everything.”
― Bruce Lee

“There are two things that are most difficult to get people to do: to think, and to do things in order of importance.”
― John C. Maxwell

“The happiest people in the world are those who feel absolutely terrific about themselves, and this is the natural outgrowth of accepting total responsibility for every part of their life.”
― Brian Tracy

“It's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations.”
― Barack Obama

“Enlightenment writer and philosopher Voltaire likened life to a game of cards. Players must accept the cards dealt to them. However, once they have those cards in hand, they alone choose how they will play them. They decide what risks and actions to take.”
― John C. Maxwell

“Though our feelings come and go, God’s love for us does not.”
― C.S. Lewis

“You didn't create yourself, so there is no way you can tell yourself what you were created for.”
― Rick Warren

“I think it is wrong to expect certainties in this world, where all else but God, that is Truth, is an uncertainty.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“I do not teach anyone I only provide the environment in which they can learn”
― Albert Einstein

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