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*Originally posted by Surya: *
"That which God writes on thy forehead, thou wilt come to it"
Quran
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Hmm... where is this verse in the Qur'an? Or is it just a loose translation?
"Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity."
Buddha
"True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice."
St. Francis Xavier
"Peace begins with a smile"
-Mother Teresa
When we have provided against cold, hunger and thirst, all the
rest is but vanity and excess.
Seneca
"Much better to do one's own work even if you have to do it imperfectly than it is to do somebody elses work perfectly."
Bhagavad Gita
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*Originally posted by gupguppy: *
Hmm... where is this verse in the Qur'an? Or is it just a loose translation?
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I am not sure of it.
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"And those who are constant, seeking the pleasure of their Lord, and keep up prayer and spend (benevolently) out of what We have given them secretly and openly and repel evil with good; as for those, they shall have the (happy) issue of the abode.
Quran
Four things seem weak initially, but if neglected causes great sorrow.
1) Fire
2) Disease
3) Debt
4) Sin
Upanishads
"If you wait until the wind and the weather are just right, you will never plant anything and never harvest anything."
Bible
"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment."
Buddha
"You have to grow from the inside out. None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul. "
Swami Vivekanada
"A good word is like a good tree whose root is firmly fixed and whose top is in the sky. "
Quran
^ more exactly, "whose branches" rather than "whose top"
When light engages the heart, it causes an illumination of the path, a purification of the conciousness, an enlightenment of the intellect and an establishment of the foundations of of Dhikr (rememberance of God), and Shukr (Gratitude to Him) and of beautiful worship....
- Habib Umar bin Hafiz
WHOEVER DOES THINGS FOR NAME AND FAME, WILL END UP IN THE FLAME !!
"One develops attachment to sense objects by thinking about sense objects. Desire for sense objects comes from attachment to sense objects, and sorrow and anger comes from unfulfilled desires."
Bhagavad Gita
"A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends"
Bible
"Do your duty, to the best of your abilities, for the Lord without any selfish motive, and remember God at all times - before starting a work, at the completion of a task, and while inactive."
Bhagavad Gita
An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast. A wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.
Buddha
"And those who respond to their Lord and keep up prayer, and their rule is to take counsel among themselves, and who spend out of what We have given them. (The Counsel 42.38)"
Quran