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Dalai Lama XIV
“If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.”
Dalai Lama XIV

“If God had meant for us to have fiberglass boats, he would have planted fiberglass trees.”
L. Francis Herreshoff

Garcilaso de la Vega
“With this idea, being a man with long experience of the sea (and they certainly have a great advantage over other men in any sort of task)...”
GarciLaso De la Vega, Royal Commentaries of the Incas and General History of Peru, Part One

Ikkyu
“Studying texts and stiff meditation can make you lose your Original Mind.
A solitary tune by a fisherman, though, can be an invaluable treasure.
Dusk rain on the river, the moon peeking in and out of the clouds;
Elegant beyond words, he chants his songs night after night.”
Ikkyu

Thich Nhat Hanh
“The wave does not need to die to become water. She is already water.”
Thich Nhat Hanh, The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching: Transforming Suffering into Peace, Joy, and Liberation

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