#hum

Culture is an elevated expression of the inner voice which the different peoples of the Earth have heard in the depths of their being, a voice which conveys the vibrant compassion and wisdom of the cosmic life. For different cultures to engage in interaction is to catalyze each other's souls and foster mutual understanding. ↗

— Daisaku Ikeda

#destiny #happiness #humanism #inspirational #karma

I like stories about supervillains. They teach children that you can accomplish great things even when the whole world is against you. ↗

— G.D. Falksen

#humor #humorous #inspirational #pulp-fiction #steampunk

Most of us are not so strong. What is humor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms? Or the memory of a brother's smile? Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory and our great tragedy. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#inspirational #love #humor

Those aren't from my mother's garden, are they? She'll throttle you." "No," he said, making a grand show of looking insulted. "I would never." "Sorry," she said with a cringe. "They're from your neighbor's garden, actually. ↗

— Olivia Parker

#inspirational #humor

Oh, measure it all out! Acceptable levels of misery and suffering!' The cane swung down, thumped hard on the ground. 'Acceptable? Who the fuck says any level is acceptable? What sort of mind thinks that?' Karsa grinned, 'Why, a civilized one.' 'Indeed!' Shadowthrone turned to Cotillion. 'And you doubted this one! ↗

— Steven Erikson

#inspirational #inspirational

...A person who is headstrong enough to open their eyes and their heart to the full depth and weight of the world is inviting in everything out there - both evil and good, both dark and light, and the sheer bravery of that openness enables them to gain profound insight into the human condition. It also fucks them up. It may even make them more prone to stick their head in an oven than to engage in self-promotional chitchat on Jay Leno. ↗

— Patricia Pearson

#health #humor #inspirational #humor

True love is best found when you're broke. ↗

— Russell Brooks

#inspirational #love #humor

أرى الزواج وكأنه عملية خياطة لشخصين معآ, والطلاق أشبه بقطع أحد الأوصال, لذا يستغرق شفاؤه وقتآ طويلآ. وكلما طال الزواج أو كان الإستئصال أقسى, استغرق الشفاء وقتآ أطول ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#inspirational #humor

Whoever you are, there is some younger person who thinks you are perfect. There is some work that will never be done if you don't do it. There is someone who would miss you if you were gone. There is a place that you alone can fill. ↗

— Jacob M. Braude

#humor

Do you want to know the world? Then look at it closely. Do you want to like it? Then look at it from afar. ↗

— Ion Luca Caragiale

#humor