One of life's greatest mysteries is how the boy who wasn't good enough to marry your daughter can be the father of the smartest grandchild in the world. (Jewish Proverb) - More Jewish Proverbs...
He alone is wise who can accommodate himself to all contingencies of life; but the fool contends, and struggling, like a swimmer, against the stream. (Latin Proverb) - More Latin Proverbs...
Get married and you will be happy for a week; slaughter a pig and you will be happy for a month; become a priest and you will be happy for the rest of your life. (Polish Proverb) - More Polish Proverbs...
Bright but hidden, the Self dwells in the heart. Everything that moves, breathes, opens, and closes Lives in the Self. He is the source of love And may be known through love but not through thought. He is the goal of life. Attain this goal (Traditional Proverb) - More Traditional Proverbs...
At the base of a monument of a falcon protecting its young at the Air Force Academy. Man's flight through life is sustained by the power of his knowledge. (Traditional Proverb) - More Traditional Proverbs...
Let him not destroy, or cause to be destroyed, any life at all, nor sanction the acts of those who do so. Let him refrain from even hurtingany creature, both those that are strong and those that tremble in the world. (Traditional Proverb) - More Traditional Proverbs...
Like two golden birds perched on the selfsame tree, intimate friends, the ego and the Self dwell in the same body. The former eats the sweet and sour fruits of the tree of life while the latter looks on in detachment. As long as we think we are the ego, we feel attached and fall into sorrow. But realize that you are the Self, the Lord of life, and you will be freed from sorrow. When you realize that you are the Self, supreme source of light, supreme source of love, you transcend the duality of life and enter into the unitive state. (Traditional Proverb) - More Traditional Proverbs...