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“Our nation was born in genocide when it embraced the doctrine that the original American, the Indian, was an inferior race. Even before there were large numbers of Negroes on our shore, the scar of racial hatred had already disfigured colonial socie
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“Now that your worry has proved such an unlucrative business,
Why not find a better job?”
― The Poetry Pharmacy Returns: More Prescriptions for Courage, Healing and Hope
Why not find a better job?”
― The Poetry Pharmacy Returns: More Prescriptions for Courage, Healing and Hope
“I wish I could show you,
When you are lonely or in darkness,
The Astonishing Light
Of your own Being!”
― The Divan
When you are lonely or in darkness,
The Astonishing Light
Of your own Being!”
― The Divan
“All beings tremble before violence.
All fear death.
All love life.
See yourself in others.
Then whom can you hurt?
What harm can you do?”
― The Dhammapada
All fear death.
All love life.
See yourself in others.
Then whom can you hurt?
What harm can you do?”
― The Dhammapada
“I wish I could show you when you are lonely or in darkness the astonishing light of your own being.
Even After All this time The Sun never says to the Earth, "You owe me." Look What happens With a love like that, It lights the whole sky.
Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.”
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Even After All this time The Sun never says to the Earth, "You owe me." Look What happens With a love like that, It lights the whole sky.
Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.”
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“When people are sad they usually make such unreasonable requests that, deity though I am, I am unable to fulfill them. Some pray to be made rich overnight. Some covet other people's wives. Some want to kill the people they hate. Some want the rain changed to sunny weather. Some even want the nose they were born with to be a little bigger. Everyone wants something else. They all pray in vain to Buddha and to the gods, even though their requests cannot possibly be granted, thus making nuisances of themselves.”
― Five Women Who Loved Love: Amorous Tales from 17th-century Japan
― Five Women Who Loved Love: Amorous Tales from 17th-century Japan
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