A Parliament of Quotes

"Know this: you should judge every person by his merits. Even someone who seems completely wicked, you must search for and find that little speck of good, for in that place he is not wicked." more

"Let the whole thing flower: the poem and the person writing the poem. And let us always be kind in this world." more

"It is wonderful how much time good people spend fighting the devil. If they would only expend the same amount of energy loving their fellow men, the devil would die in his own tracks of ennui." more

"Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation), there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, the providence moves too." (...from The Scottish Himalaya Expedition, by WH Murray) more

The heart actually beats differently in response to the beautiful than in response to the ugly or pernicious ... (from Rudolf Steiner's book, Mystery Knowledge and Mystery Centres) more

"Those who dwell, as scientists or laymen, among the beauties of the earth are never alone or weary in life... Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts." more

"If we had never before looked upon the earth, but suddenly came to it man or woman grown, set down in the midst of a summer mead, would it not seem to us a radiant vision?" more

"Your outward search for God culminates in the greatest of all possible discoveries -- finding Him at the center of your own being. Life flows up from within you." more