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The Contribution to Peace
The Rosicrucians value tolerance and peace and celebrate a Rosicrucian Day of Peace worldwide annually on the fourth Sunday of June. These ideas for contributing to peace are printed and given out free at their Egyptian Museum and Peace Garden in San Jose: I … Continue reading
Lao Tse on Quarreling
If terms to end a quarrel leave bad feeling, What good are they? So a sensible man takes the poor end of the bargain Without quibbling. It is sensible to make terms, Foolish to be a stickler: Though heaven prefer … Continue reading
Lao Tse on Paradox
Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox told us … Continue reading
Lao Tse – Mastery
One who knows much about others may be learned, but one who understands oneself is more intelligent. One who controls others may be powerful, but one who has mastered oneself is mightier still.
Lao Tse on Insistence
One who is too insistent on his own views, finds few to agree with him.
Lao Tse on response
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.
Herodotus – War Violates the Order of Nature
In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons. Herodotus
Leave Violence to the Incompetent
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. – Isaac Asimov
Aristotle on Moral Excellence
Moral excellence comes about as a result of habit. We become just by doing just acts, temperate by doing temperate acts, brave by doing brave acts. -Aristotle
Do Right In Spite of Feelings
“You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.” -Pearl Buck