Relationships

335. BEYOND FAMILY

“Neither father nor mother, nor relative, will do a man so much good as a well-directed mind.”

THE DHAMMAPADA

336. THE BEST RESPONSE

“Answer with kindness when faced with hostility.”

LAO TZU (6TH CENTURY BCE), CHINA

337. A PAINLESS TRUTH

"Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

MAHATMA GANDHI (1869–1948), INDIA

338. SEEING EACH OTHER

“It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and respect him for what he is.”

HERMANN HESSE (1877–1962), GERMANY

339. THE BEST IN OTHERS

“Appreciation is a wonderful thing: it makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well.”

VOLTAIRE (1694–1778), FRANCE

340. ON HIGHER GROUND

“Whenever anyone has offended me, I try to raise my soul so high that the offence cannot reach it.”

RENÉ DESCARTES (1596–1650), FRANCE

341. COMMUNAL RHYTHM

“We are like waves that do not move individually but rise and fall in rhythm. To share, to rise and fall in rhythm with life around us, is a spiritual necessity.”

ALBERT SCHWEITZER (1875–1965), FRANCE/GABON