What did Shantideva mean by: May those whose hell it is to hate and hurt be turned into lovers bringing flowers. Shantideva Monk · India Copy
+ All happiness comes from the desire for others to be happy. Feraz Zeid, June 8, 2023January 2, 2025, Shantideva, Altruism, Empathy, Fulfillment, 0 Shantideva Monk · India
Instead of trying to cover the whole world with leather, put on some sandals. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Shantideva, 0 Shantideva Monk · India
In the ages marked by scarcity and want, may I myself appear as drink and sustenance. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Shantideva, Age, Scarcity, 0 Shantideva Monk · India
Partake of this sacred mystery: to take the place of others, giving them his own. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Shantideva, Mystery, Sacred, 0 Shantideva Monk · India
+ The source of all happiness lies in thinking of others. Feraz Zeid, June 4, 2023January 2, 2025, Shantideva, Altruism, Compassion, Happiness, 0 Shantideva Monk · India
One should do nothing other than what is directly or indirectly of benefit to living beings. Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Shantideva, Benefit, 0 Shantideva Monk · India
All that may be wished for, will by nature fade to nothing. Feraz Zeid, June 6, 2023December 25, 2024, Shantideva, Desires, Impermanence, Nature, 0 Shantideva Monk · India
We are all slaves of our own actions. Why be angry with anyone else? Feraz Zeid, January 10, 2024January 10, 2024, Shantideva, Action, Angry, Slave, 0 Shantideva Monk · India
If you cannot learn to love real art, at least learn to hate sham art and reject it. William Morris Designer · England
It is no more in our power to love always than it was not to love at all. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Hatred is so lasting and stubborn, that reconciliation on a sickbed certainly forebodes death. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The sweetest of all sounds is that of the voice of the woman we love. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
Grief at the absence of a loved one is happiness compared to life with a person one hates. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
At the beginning and at the end of love, the two lovers are embarrassed to find themselves alone. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
I paint self-portraits because I am so often alone, because I am the person I know best. Read explanation Frida Kahlo Painter · Mexico
One seeks to make the loved one entirely happy, or, if that cannot be, entirely wretched. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
