When do we say YES and when do we say NO? Making choices can protect our self from unhappiness -- or from happiness! Here are some quotes from writers about…
Quotations about individual virtues, characteristics of a person living a good life.
Commitment Quotes
The root of "commitment" is about joining with others, engaging, giving your trust, sending with a purpose. To be committed is to be dedicated to a purpose, cause, or action.…
Stillness Quotes
Stillness quotes consider whether stillness is the opposite of activity, or another kind of activity. What does stillness bring to our lives? How can we practice stillness?
Power Quotes
Power means the ability to do something, to exert strength or force, to direct or influence the behavior of others, or to influence the outcome of events. Sages have expressed a variety of opinions about power and when it is a virtue, when it is a vice, and when it is a neutral tool.
Opinion Quotes
An opinion is a conclusion or judgment, a belief. Opinions may or may not be based on facts and knowledge, but are based on experience and on limited factual knowledge, and are often flavored by emotion or group beliefs. Opinions are not certainty, though some who express opinions seem to think they are.
Fact Quotes
A fact is information that is known to be true or has been proven to be true. Facts are in contrast to interpretation or opinion, or even myths, fictions, and…
Compassion Quotes
Compassion is sympathetic care and concern for the welfare of others, and especially for the suffering of others. Compassion goes beyond empathy or sympathy, to wanting to relieve the suffering…
Individuality and Individualism Quotes
Individuality is what distinguishes or separates one person from other persons. Individualism is reliance on the individual person or self, over social control, whether overt or covert. Paradoxically, individualism can…
Diversity Quotes
Diversity can refer to the fact of having a variety of views, traits, identities, cultures, races, colors, etc. represented, and it can also refer to the inclusion and valuing of…
Material Possessions Quotes
Are material possessions a burden or a joy? How much is enough and how much is too much? Some wisdom quotes about material possessions:
Self-Care Quotes
Self-care means to protect your own well-being and health, both mental and physical. Self-care is especially important in times of stress. What form effective self-care takes depends on the individual.
Credo Quotes
A credo is a statement of belief that guides someone's life. A credo is something like a motto that describes how someone tries to live, their vision for how to…