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  1. "If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change." - Buddha 1:27 PM Jan 24th via web
  2. "There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting." - Buddha 11:59 PM Jan 19th via web
  3. "Happy is he who has overcome his ego." - Siddharta Gautama 8:16 AM Nov 17th, 2011 via web
  4. "Happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is." - Erasmus 4:30 PM Nov 16th, 2011 via web
  5. "Deserve your dreams" - Octavio Paz 9:43 PM Sep 22nd, 2011 via web
  6. "Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well." - Voltaire 1:23 PM Aug 25th, 2011 via web
  7. "Live a good, honourable life. Then when you get older and think back, you’ll be able to enjoy it a second time." - Dalai Lama 2:21 PM Aug 24th, 2011 via web
  8. "Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of luck." - Dalai Lama 10:02 AM Aug 19th, 2011 via web
  9. "We can live without religion and meditation, but we cannot survive without human affection." - Dalai Lama 9:19 AM Aug 19th, 2011 via web
  10. "If you do not worry about a misfortune for three years, it will become a blessing." - Brahamin verse 11:47 PM Jul 25th, 2011 via web
  11. Listen to nature and learn from nature. Integrate its magnificence into your life and those you love. 5:51 PM May 12th, 2011 via web
  12. In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true. 5:49 PM May 12th, 2011 via web
  13. "When it's dark enough, you can see the stars." - Persian proverb 3:54 PM Mar 4th, 2011 via HootSuite
  14. To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance. 10:11 PM Feb 1st, 2011 via web
  15. A good friend who points out mistakes and imperfections is to be respected as if he reveals a secret of a hidden treasure. 10:08 PM Feb 1st, 2011 via web
  16. A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle... Happiness never decreases by being shared. 9:56 PM Feb 1st, 2011 via web
  17. Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; but you are the one getting burned. 9:52 PM Feb 1st, 2011 via web
  18. "Conquer the angry man by love; the ill-natured man by goodness; the miser with generosity; and the liar with truth." The Dhammapada 2:23 PM Dec 8th, 2010 via web
  19. Following @RidewithLarry, his uplifting spirit is very touching and inspirational. 2:19 PM Dec 8th, 2010 via web