Meditation Quotes

We have two ears and one tongue so that

we would listen more and talk less.

I am a slow walker,

but I never walk back.

Whether slavery shall go into Nebraska,

or other new territories,

is not a matter of exclusive concern to the people who may go there.

The whole nation is interested that the best

use shall be made of these territories.

We want them for the homes of free white people.

Do the difficult things while they are easy and

do the great things while they are small.

A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step

Everything around you that you call life

was made up by people that were no smarter than you.

It does not matter how you came into the world,

what matters is that you are here.

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.

The thing I hate most is when people say

‘You’re so lucky.’ Luck has nothing to do with it.

Existence precedes essence.

A man who is good enough to shed his blood for the country

is good enough to be given a square deal afterwards.

Someone is sitting in the

shade today because someone

planted a tree a long time ago.

Our freedoms are worth defending every day.

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of time

like dew on the tip of a leaf.

Everything has its limit

iron ore cannot be educated into gold.

When we are no longer able to change a situation,

we are challenged to change ourselves.

Focus on the process,

not the outcome.

I can live for two months on a good compliment.

I saved a girl from being attacked last night.

I controlled myself.

Those are my principles,

and if you don’t like them…

well, I have others.

Children must be taught how to think,

not what to think.