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Worldwide Laws of Life: 200 Eternal Spiritual Principles
John Marks Templeton

1 "Love is the 'spiritual glue' that holds everything together."

2 "Through the ages, the wise and thoughtful among us have said that there is good in everything and everyone if we just take the time to look for it."

3 "It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness." Motto of the Christophers

4 "When we recognize our roots in the human family, we no longer feel a need to stand in judgment of others. Judgment only condemns and separates people. It places one person or group against another, whereas compassion and empathy can bring people together and promote clearer communication. 'I care about you and I want to support you' is the clear message."

5 "Shakespeare wrote, 'There is a destiny that will shape our end, rough hew it how we will.' This statement seems to mean that there may be an ultimate goal, or a divine plan, established for each person who comes into this world."

6 "Of all the powers that you possess as a human being, the greatest power is the power to CHOOSE. What you are right now is the sum total of the choices you have made in your life. The power to choose is also a power, or ability, to create WHO YOU ARE!"

7 "The truly important ingredients of life are still the same as they always have been – true love and real friendship, honesty and faithfulness, sincerity, unselfishness, the concept that it is better to give than to receive, to do unto others as you would have them do unto you. These principles are still around; they haven't gone away." Nancy Reagan

8 "It is important to rise to the place where we are able to see the perfect image and likeness of God in all people."

9 "Love is the vital essence that pervades and permeates, from the center to the circumference, the graduating circles of all thought and action. Love is the talisman of human weal and woe – the open sesame to every human soul." Elizabeth Cady Stanton, speech at tenth National Woman's Rights Convention

10 "Love is the ideal and the dream, in some manner of expression, of every person who lives, for in the Creator's Love were our souls conceived and in Love lies our destiny to express."

11 "It's important to realize that there's good in everything and everyone."

12 "Love is an inner quality that sees good everywhere and in everybody. It insists that all is good, and by refusing to see anything but good, it tends to cause that quality to appear uppermost in itself and in other things."

13 "Every single atom in the universe responds and yields its deepest secrets to unconditional love."

14 "Beauty is inherent within the soul of each person, and this beauty can be made more apparent as we affirm it within our life and world and focus our minds to comprehend more clearly."

15 "The Laws of Life work for the highest good of all."

16 "In our uniqueness and diversity there is a deep unifying, underlying unity that moves in and through all people."

17 "Look around you. Find an avenue where you can offer the gift of yourself."

18 "There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands."

19 "Since the beginning of time, prayer, in some form, has been observed in almost every culture recorded and studied. The desire to attune one's self toward a higher point of view is an innate part of the human soul."

20 "Love, founded on truth and not on someone's mood, knows by its own fires of devotion how to make calamities serve a useful purpose."

21 "Your answers lie inside you. All you need to do is look, listen, and trust. You'll tend to forget all this. You can remember anytime you wish." Author unknown

22 "As you begin to realize that God is lovingly in charge of your life, you may also understand that there is really nothing to fear."

23 "The true universal, 'higher' self within us is an individualized center of God-consciousness."

24 "Without the Divine Being, I cannot succeed. With that assistance, I cannot fail." Abraham Lincoln

25 "Every time we hold our tongue instead of returning the sharp retort, show patience for another's faults, show a little more love and kindness; we are helping to stockpile more of these peace-bringing qualities in the world." Constance Foster

This body of quotes compiled by JoAnn Kite