TEN
MISCELLANEOUS QUOTES
I.
All tremble on violence; all fear death. Putting
oneself in the place of another, one should not kill nor cause another to kill.
–Lord Gautam Buddha (563 BCE - 583 BCE).
II.
An eye for an eye only ends up making the
whole world blind.---Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948).
III.
A man should wander about treating all
creatures as he himself be treated,. Hence, putting himself in the the place of
the other, let him not kill or cause others to kill. ----Lord Mahavira (599
BC-527 BC).
IV.
For one who has conquered his mind, a
mind is best of friends, but for one who has failed to do so a mind is the
greatest enemy. ---Bhagavad Gita (
Written Between 5th century BCE and the 2nd century BCE)
V.
Truth controls rhis world and dharma is
rooted in truth,----The Ramayana (Generally dated between the 8th
and 4th centuries BCE). .
VI.
Praise be to Allah, the Lord of the entire universe.
---The Quran,
VII.
Finally,
brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right,
whatever is admirable --- if anything is excellent or praiseworthy ---think
about such things. -----A Biblical teaching.
VIII.
May
Lord Ganesha bring an end to suffering and bring peace to all. ------A prayer
IX.
Certainly, this is a duty ---not a sin.
--- Cleanliness is, indeed, next to Godliness. ----John Wesley --- English
theologian (1703-1791).
X.
Faith is a certain image of eternity. All
things are present to it ---things past, and things to come; it converses with
angels, and antedates the hymns of glory. Every man that hath this grace is as
certain there are glories for him, if he perseveres in duty, as if he had heard
and sung the thanksgiving song for the blessed sentence of doomsday,---Jeremy
Taylor (1613-1667), a cleric in the Church of England.
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G.R.Kanwal
2 June 2025
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