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Quote Left Still we live meanly, like ants; though the fable tells us that we were long ago changed into men; like pygmies we fight with cranes; it is er... Quote Right
Quote Left (1) Do not let your children make toys out of flies/butterflies or birds. Such behavior results in injury to living creatures, but also it arouses in young hearts an impulse to cruelty and murder. Stories illustrative of the commandments: (2) The wife of a soldier named Fan was tuberculous and close to death. She was ordered to eat the brains of 100 sparrows as a remedy. When she saw the birds in the cage, she sighed and said: 'Must it be that 100 living creatures are to be killed that I may be healed? I would rather die than permit them to suffer.' She opened the cage and allowed them to fly away. Afterwards she recovered from her illness. (3) Tsao-Pin lived in a ruined house. His children begged him to have it repaired. He answered: 'In the cold winter the cracks in the walls and the space between the tiles and between the stones provide a shelter and a refuge to all kinds of living creatures. We should not endanger their lives.' (4) Wu-Tang used to take his son hunting with him. One day they came upon a stag that was playing with its young one. Tang took an arrow and killed the young one. The frightened stag ran off with a cry of anguish. When Tang concealed himself the stag returned and licked the wounds of its fawn. Tang again drew his bow and killed it. He then saw another stag and sent an arrow towards it, but the arrow was deflected and pierced his son. Tang threw his bow away and tearfully embraced his dead son, when he heard a voice from the air: 'Tang, the stag loved its fawn as much as you loved your son.' (5) Meng-tse praises King Suan of Tsi because of his compassion in freeing an ox that was to be sacrificed at the dedication of some bells. Such a sentiment, he says, should suffice to make one king of the world. Monastic Taoism & Kan-Ying-P'ien. From the commandments for monks: (1st): Thou shalt kill no living thing nor do injury to its life. (2nd): Thou shalt not consume as food the flesh and blood of any living creature. (34th): Thou shall not strike or whip domestic animals. (35th): Thou shall not intentionally crush insects and ants with thy foot. (36th): Thou shalt not play with hooks and arrows for thine own amusement. (37th): Thou shalt not climb into trees to remove nests and to destroy the eggs. (63rd): Thou shalt not catch birds and quadrupeds with snares and nets. (64th): Thou shalt not frighten and scare away birds that are brooding on their nests. (68th): Thou shalt not dig up during the winter months animals hibernating in the earth. (112th): Thou shalt not pour hot water on the ground in order to exterminate insects and ants. Quote Right
Quote Left Ants are so much like human beings as to be an embarrassment. They farm fungi, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, capture slaves, engage in child labor, exchange information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television. Quote Right
Quote Left The idea of an incarnation of God is absurd: why should the human race think itself so superior to bees, ants, and elephants as to be put in this unique relation to its maker? . . Christians are like a council of frogs in a marsh or a synod of worms on a dung-hill croaking and squeaking 'for our sakes was the world created.' Quote Right
Quote Left I was playing golf. I swung, missed the ball, and got a big chunk of dirt. I swung again, missed the ball, and got another big chunk of dirt. Just then, 2 ants climbed on the ball saying, 'Let's get up here before we get killed!' Quote Right
Quote Left (1) Buy captive creatures and set them free. (2) Hold fast to vegetarianism and abstain from taking life. (3) Whenever taking a step, always watch for ants and insects. Prohibit the building of fires outside (lest insects be killed) and do not set mountain woods or forests ablaze. (4) Help people in distress as you would help a fish in a dried up rut. Free people from danger as you would free a sparrow from a fine net. (5) Benefit living creatures and human beings. Cultivate goodness and happiness. Quote Right
Quote Left The lower animals, like man, manifestly feel pleasure and pain, happiness and misery. Happiness is never better exhibited than by young animals, such as puppies, kittens, lambs, &c., when playing together, like our own children. Even insects play together, as has been described by that excellent observer, P. Huber, who saw ants chasing and pretending to bite each other, like so many puppies. Quote Right
Quote Left A column of ants began to follow me onto the tennis court. Because I would not step on them, I lost the match. But I won with God. Quote Right
Quote Left The family is an early expedient and in many ways irrational. If the race had developed a special sexless class to be nurses, pedagogues, and slaves, like the workers among ants and bees, then the family would have been unnecessary. Such a division of labor would doubtless have involved evils of its own, but it would have obviated some drags and vexations proper to the family. Quote Right
Quote Left What higher honour can God bestow upon us, than to create amongst us such harmless creatures as ants. Quote Right
Quote Left When many work together for a goal, Great things may be accomplished. It is said a lion cub was killed By a single colony of ants. Quote Right
Quote Left subject of the book Terry by her father: I go out of my way to avoid stepping on ants. Quote Right
Quote Left At high tide fish eat ants; at low tide ants eat fish. Quote Right
Quote Left Go bring him home to his people. Lay him in state on a sepal.... Quote Right
Quote Left Religion was nearly dead because there was no longer real belief in future life; but something was struggling to take its place -- service -- social service -- the ants creed, the bees creed. Quote Right
Quote Left I don't believe in evil, I believe only in horror. In nature there is no evil, only an abundance of horror: the plagues and the blights and the ants and the maggots. Quote Right
Quote Left All good work is done the way ants do things, little by little. Quote Right
Quote Left We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure. Quote Right
Quote Left It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about? Quote Right

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Quote Left The mind is a danger if left to wander, going after all that it wants to plunder, haunting its hunger like a mad hunter, flexing its power and then to ponder— Did I make a mistake? Quote Right
Quote Left Ambition without empathy is merely a vehicle driving toward a destination where no one wants to meet you. Quote Right
Quote Left Man is far more powerful than he knows...far more personally responsible than he wants to admit. Quote Right
Quote Left "Let your pen go where it wants to go and write away." Quote Right
Quote Left "The pen must go where the pen wants to go. Today, it will go to a snow fantasy write as I sit and watch." Quote Right
Quote Left Everyone wants a hero until there's a villain standing over them. Quote Right
Quote Left “With Poets, as with any other artist, there exists a fine line between vanity and personal insecurity. These two characteristics are bedfellows & arise out of egoic insecurity about our own authenticity & individuality. If one wants to be a natural poet and not an artificial one, we have to embrace all our imperfections as they exist, in our state of evolution at any given time.” GhairoDanielsQuotes Quote Right
Quote Left One look at Chicago makes you think it descended from giants. ~Nkwachukwu Ogbuagu Quote Right
Quote Left "When faced with disrespect, avoid excessive gossip or complaining, as it can reinforce negativity and victimhood. Instead, share incidents with trusted confidants who offer healthy support and perspective. Pause before venting, and consider if it's truly serving your growth or just spreading toxicity. Shift your focus to constructive action, and frame experiences as opportunities to demonstrate virtues like forgiveness." Quote Right
Quote Left However much your ego wants something, don’t suck up to anybody especially if you know your sidling skills are highly sophisticated & subtle, because your Soul will have to return to density to learn to voice your authenticity regarding who God made you to be. ©GhairoDanielsQuotes Quote Right
Quote Left "The pen must go where the pen wants to go. Today it went down Heartbroken Lane." Quote Right
Quote Left Our problem in Nigeria is greed. We have everything. We are blessed beyond measure. But the only thing affecting us is greed. One man wants to eat the food of ten men. Greed. Prof Adejola Joseph. Quote Right
Quote Left As many politicians have a Machiavellian mindset, media manipulation is often used as a strategy to divert the truth, making the victim appear to be a criminal, thus, you need to have a clear mindset to avoid bias. A perfect governance will only be achieved when a politician has nationalism in his/her heart. Only then will the needs of the citizens be prioritized. There are many public servants, but only few served with nationalistic intentions. Quote Right
Quote Left "The pen must go where the pen wants to go." Quote Right
Quote Left I want to go above and beyond, and yet I am restricted by these chains made by society. If someone wants to go beyond what society expects of them, then why should they not be allowed to? Go beyond what society expects of you, and break those chains. Quote Right
Quote Left "Teaching isn't livelihood - it's the ascent to guruhood." "Protest selflessly. Self-interested rebels become tomorrow's tyrants." "Rotten seeds can't grow virtuous trees." Life's an ocean - give fully, receive fully." "No bloody revolution transforms society. Only revolution of consciousness does." Quote Right
Quote Left "Find the 'Other I' within - that's God/Allah/the Nameless." "Humanity is the only true faith - all scriptures whisper this." "Skin-deep equality fools. Soul-deep equality liberates." "Stop wandering aimlessly - go to the connoisseur. Then you'll know if you're glass or diamond." "Protest selflessly. Self-interested rebels become tomorrow's tyrants." "God dwells not in hollow religiosity but in our conscience - His true throne." Quote Right
Quote Left Similar Notes in A Chantsong occuring often at The Ending, Are A Mark of Preceeding And Following Like The Book of Psalms, As Expressed By F. B. Meyer. The Alphabetical And Numerical Phenomena of Organizations. Quote Right
Quote Left Change is difficult... until you poop your pants! Quote Right
Quote Left If someone wants you, nothing will keep them away, if they don't, nothing can make them stay. Quote Right
Quote Left I believe in elves and giants. I believe that fairy tales are nothing more than news reports of what once happened.—Sondra Locke? Quote Right
Quote Left Too much condonable freedom towards the tolerance of deviants produces a promiscuous and dangerous society. Quote Right
Quote Left I learned today, that if you are well-liked, it may be because you have something the other wants. Hopefully, it's your charm and not your capital. Quote Right
Quote Left p.s. writing plants the love I've been chasing... Quote Right
Quote Left Examples of extraordinary courage can boost our confidence. Some men were tested for their faith, or integrity and faced horrible death at the hands of tyrants. Whoever fights for a good cause can be threatened with hostility, or even death; on the contrary, the power is always given to a dumb puppet who is being manipulated by clever men. Quote Right
Quote Left We are our Nature, and Nature is a reflection of temperament. The earth will never stabilize, be less contrary, till its inhabitants are. God gives us an environment suited our heart and soul development. Quote Right
Quote Left "Not everyone who is watching, wants you to succeed." Quote Right
Quote Left I know God has no part in the lottery, but I buy a few tickets anyway, in case He wants to lend a hand. Quote Right
Quote Left All nations, even those under severe rule, within those repressed spaces are many everyday people who have wonderful, spiritually correct, loving natures to offer humanity, but they are kept from doing so by tyrants and despots that hold high positions of power. Quote Right
Quote Left People wants you to reap your wrong deeds very fast but never wants you to reap the fruit of your good deeds. Be aware! Quote Right
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