Even though he has no learning, if a man but listens to the learned
That will be his staff of strength in adversity.
Words from the lips of upright men
Are like a steadying staff in a slippery place.
-Tirukkural
Better to conquer yourself
than others.
When you've trained yourself,
living in constant self-control,
neither a deva nor gandhabba,
nor a Mara banded with Brahmas,
could turn that triumph
back into defeat.
-Dhammapada
The beginning of all participation in good things is hope.
-Philo
Dream is the incomplete form of prophecy.
-Hanina ben Isaac
Hope is like peace. It is not a gift from God. It is a gift only we can give one another.
-Elie Wiesel
Truth is the "light" by which to find your way out of darkness. Turn it on.
-Rebbe Nachman
Human beings are created from the dust of the earth; but do they resemble dust? Grapes come from vines; but do grapes look like vines? Does theft have the same shape as gallows? Does piety resemble eternal life? Nothing resembles its consequences. So the root of pain and torment is not evil.
-Rumi
Do not be wise in words - be wise in deeds.
-Jewish proverb