O Lord, grant me
the strength
to accept serenely what I cannot change
the courage
to change what can and must be changed
and the wisdom
to tell the difference
Friedrich Christoph Oetinger (1702-1782)
(Halatophilus Irenaeus)
Say not, "I have found the truth,"
but rather, "I have found a truth."
Say not, "I have found
the path of the soul."
Say rather, "I have met the soul
walking upon my path."
For the soul walks upon all paths.
The soul walks not upon a line,
neither does it grow like a reed.
The soul unfolds itself,
like the lotus of countless petals.
Kahlil Gibran: The Prophet (1926)
You don't teach the truth - you live it
Hermann Hesse
Bring them all to the test and then keep what is good in them.
St. Paul in 1 Thessalonians 5:21
You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
Gandhi
The seven sins are
Wealth without work
Pleasure without conscience
Knowledge without character
Commerce without morality
Science without humanity
Worship without sacrifice
Politics without principle
Gandhi