Quotes

One of the fondest memories of my Granddad Nelson was trading quotes regularly over email. Sadly I lost the email archive when I went on my mission, but it has continued to be an interest of mine. I hope you enjoy my collection of quotes. A bit of everything from religion to politics to leadership.

A wise man once told me, the only difference between you and God is that you have forgotten you are divine.

Prayer for the Future

May our philosophies keep pace with our technologies. May our compassion keep pace with our powers. And may love, not fear, be the engine of change.

The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis.

- Dante Alighieri

Fear makes us selfish… The more we fear death, the more we cling to ourselves, our belongings, our safe spaces…to that which is familiar. We exhibit increased nationalism, racism, and religious intolerance. We flout authority, ignore social mores, steal from others to provide for ourselves, and become more materialistic. We even abandon our feelings of environmental responsibility because we sense the planet is a lost cause and we’re all doomed anyway…

Those who do not fear death, for whatever reason, tend to exhibit behavior that is more benevolent, accepting of others, cooperative, and caring about the environment. Essentially, this means that if we could all free our minds of the burden, of the terror we feel about death… Then we would find ourselves in a dramatically improved world.

If the infinite had not desired man to be wise, he would not have bestowed upon him the faculty of knowing.

- Manly P. Hall