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“It did not really matter what we expected from life, but rather what life expected from us. We needed to stop asking about the meaning of life, and instead to think of ourselves as those who were being questioned by life—daily and hourly. Our answer must consist, not in talk and meditation, but in right action and in right conduct. Life ultimately means taking the responsibility to find the right answer to its problems and to fulfill the tasks which it constantly sets for each individual.”
― Viktor E. Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning

“It was in my heart to help a little because I was helped much.”
― Khalil Gibran

“Once upon a time, I dreamt I was a butterfly, fluttering hither and thither, to all intents and purposes a butterfly. I was conscious only of my happiness as a butterfly, unaware that I was myself. Soon I awaked, and there I was, veritably myself again. Now I do not know whether I was then a man dreaming I was a butterfly, or whether I am now a butterfly, dreaming I am a man.”
― Zhuangzi, The Butterfly as Companion: Meditations on the First Three Chapters of the Chuang Tzu

“I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.”
― Hafiz of Shiraz

“دافعت عن نفسى ضد العواطف دون أن أفكر أن
كل واحدة من تلك الدفاعات كانت تعنى بتراً ما.”
― خوان خوسيه مياس, هكذا كانت الوحدة

“So love is not a thing of the mind. It is only when the mind is really quiet, when it is no longer expecting, asking, demanding, seeking, possessing, being jealous, fearful, anxious—when the mind is really silent, only then is there a possibility of love.”
― Jiddu Krishnamurti, On Love and Loneliness: A Compelling Investigation of Intimate Relationships, Isolation, and Self-Knowledge

“When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, "Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping." To this day, especially in times of "disaster," I remember my mother's words and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world.”
― Fred Rogers

“When I say it's you I like, I'm talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for those things without which humankind cannot survive. Love that conquers hate, peace that rises triumphant over war, and justice that proves more powerful than greed.”
― Fred Rogers

“We get so wrapped up in numbers in our society. The most important thing is that we are able to be one-to-one, you and I with each other at the moment. If we can be present to the moment with the person that we happen to be with, that's what's important.”
― Fred Rogers

“One who looks outside, dreams. One who looks inside, awakens.”
― Carl Jung

“In my need for your nearness I feign remoteness, and in fear of the ebb tide of your love I guard the floodgates of my love.”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Forerunner

“رحماك يا نفس فقد حمَّلْتِنِي من الحب ما لا أطيقه، أنت والحب قوة متحدة، وأنا والمادة ضَعْفٌ متفرِّق، وهل يطول عراك بين قوي وضعيف؟ رحماك يا نفس فقد أريتني السعادة عن بعد شاسع … أنت والسعادة على جبل عالٍ، وأنا والشقاء في أعماق الوادي، وهل يتم لقاء علوٍّ ووطوءة؟
رحماك يا نفس، فقد أَبَنْتِ لي الجمال وأخفيتِه، أنت والجمال في النور وأنا والجهل في ظلمة، وهل يمتزج النور بالظلمة؟
أنت يا نفس تفرحين بالآخرة قبل مجيء الآخرة، وهذا الجسد يشقى بالحياة وهو في الحياة.
أنت تسيرين نحو الأبدية مسرعة وهذا الجسد يخطو نحو الفناء ببطء، فلا أنت تتمهَّلين ولا هو يسرع، وهذا يا نفس منتهى التعاسة.
أنت ترتفعين نحو العلو بجاذب السماء، وهذا الجسد يسقط إلى تحت بجاذبية الأرض، فلا أنت تعزِّينَهُ ولا هو يهنئك، وهذه هي البغضاء.
أنت يا نفس غنية بحكمتك وهذا الجسد فقير بسليقته، فلا أنت تتساهلين ولا هو يتبع، وهذا أقصى الشقاء.”
― Kahlil Gibran, دمعة وابتسامة