Unitarian Universalist Wisdom
From beginning to end, the rituals of our lives shape each hour, day, and year. . . . If you understand them, you may enrich them. In this way the habits of a lifetime become sacred.
— Robert Fulghum in From Beginning to End
Literary Wisdom
Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day — like writing a poem, or saying a prayer.
— Anne Morrow Lindbergh quoted in The Wise Earth Speaks to Your Spirit by Janell Moon
Buddhist Wisdom
Serenity is much closer than you think. Simply seek the music of silence and find simplicity within.
— Donald Altman in Reflect
Political Wisdom
It is a good thing to read books of quotations. The qualities, when engraved upon the memory, give you good thoughts.
— Winston Churchill, British politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Catholic Wisdom
We must be faithful in little things in order to be permitted to hope that God in his grace will also send us fulfillment in great things.
— Karl Rahner quoted in Spiritual Resilience by Robert J. Wicks
Artistic Wisdom
Let's not forget that the little emotions are the great captains of our lives and we obey them without realizing it.
— Vincent Van Gogh, Dutch painter
Spiritual Wisdom
True love stories never have endings.
— Richard Bach, American writer