Better beans and bacon in peace than cakes and ale in fear.
Aesop.
“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.”
“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.”
“...convinced that in trying to please all, he had pleased none, and had lost his ass into the bargain.”
“No one believes a liar even when he tells the truth”
“An Ass put on a Lion's skin and wentAbout the foreset with much merriment,Scaring the foolish beasts by brooks and rocks,Till at last he tried to scare the Fox. But Reynard, hearing from beneath th...”
“It is in vain to expect our prayers to be heard.”
“The only calibration that counts is how much heart people invest, how much they ignore their fears of being hurt or caught out or humiliated. And the only thing people regret is that they didn't li...”
“I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.”
“Fear is all in the mind”
“I am neither male nor female, nor am I sexless. I am the Peaceful One, whose form is self-effulgent, powerful radiance.”
“You have peace," the old woman said, "when you make it with yourself.”
“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.”