Bodhisattva Vows Quotes & Sayings

A blind man may be picturesque; but it requires two eyes to see the picture. — G.K. Chesterton

As long as we practice with a vow to help others, we are the Bodhisattva of Great Compassion, and we become the leading figure in the Heart Sutra, whether we are a layperson or are ordained, whether whether celibate or married, living in the monastery or living in secular society. — Dosung Yoo

Any time someone carries a picket sign in front of the White House, that is the First Amendment in action. — Julian Bond

I don't know exactly what's next. But I do know now that it's something rather than nothing. — Jenny Slate

White supremacy is not just a social arrangement: it is a race-based faith. — James A. Forbes

Every heart has its own melody. — Cassandra Clare

I'd like to explain why you fine young men had to be blown apart to defend this mud hole. — Randy Newman

Terrible accidents, I have found, are often odd. — Lemony Snicket

Beneath the hush a whisper from long ago, promising peace of mind and a burden shared.
No peace which is not peace for all, no rest until all has been fulfilled. — Dag Hammarskjold

Obviously the household of Richard the Fair was unused to hearing the magician laugh. Even Richard himself stopped pawing his willing partner to stare at Simon of Navarre. "Something amuses you, my Grendel?" he demanded.
"You have been gracious enough to gift me with a clever wife," Simon said.
"A clever woman is a curse," Richard said flatly, eyeing Alys with profound distrust. "Change your mind, my friend. Choose the pretty one."
"My lord," said Simon, "I did. — Anne Stuart

The more a man knows about himself in relation to every kind of experience, the greater his chance of suddenly, one fine morning, realizing who in fact he is ... — Aldous Huxley

If I see any injustice done, I have a big enough mouth and the position to open up about it. — Michael Caine

For tea she went down to see Misses Spink and Forcible. She had three digestive biscuits, a glass of limeade, and a cup of weak tea. The limeade was very interesting. It didn't taste anything like limes. It tasted bright green and vaguely chemical. Coraline liked it enormously. She wished they had it at home.
"How are your dear mother and father?" asked Miss Spink.
"Missing," said Coraline. "I haven't seen either of them since yesterday. I'm on my own. I think I've probably become a single child family. — Neil Gaiman

We need your patience
Your knowledge
we need your caring heart — April Nichole

Sometimes we don't know how heavily we bleed until our skin is peeled back. — Lila Felix

Beyond the first few thousand words of English, many words are expansions of more basic words through the addition of morphemes — Grabe