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Quote of the day 12/18/25

From Gautama Buddha: “As a mother would protect her only child with her life, so should one cultivate a boundless heart toward all beings.”

From Gautama Buddha: “All conditioned things are impermanent—when one sees this with wisdom, one turns away from suffering.”

From Richard Rorty: “There is nothing deep down inside us except what we have put there ourselves.”

From Richard Rorty: “The world does not speak. Only we do.”

From William James: “Compared to what we ought to be, we are only half awake.”

From William James: “We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.”

From William James: “The greatest enemy of any one of our truths may be the rest of our truths.”

From Gautama Buddha: “Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.”

From Rumi: “Patience is not sitting and waiting; it is seeing the end in the beginning.”

From Laozi: “Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?”