The fire which enlightens is the same fire which consumes.
-Henri Frederic Amiel, philosopher and writer (1821-1881)


Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
-William James, psychologist (1842-1910)

Evil is like a shadow - it has no real substance of its own, it is simply a lack of light. You cannot cause a shadow to disappear by trying to fight it, stamp on it, by railing against it, or any other form of emotional or physical resistance. In order to cause a shadow to disappear, you must
shine light on it.
-Shakti Gawain, teacher and author (b. 1948)


If you wish to be loved, show more of your faults than your virtues.
-Edward Bulwer-Lytton, author (1803-1873)


I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way.
-Edgar Guest, poet (1881-1959)


If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor. If an elephant has its foot on the tail of a mouse and you say that you are neutral, the mouse will not appreciate your neutrality.
-Desmond Tutu, clergyman (b. 1931)


The successful revolutionary is a statesman, the unsuccessful one a criminal.
-Erich Fromm, psychoanalyst and author (1900-1980)