"The real dirt is not outside, but inside, in our hearts. We can wash all stains with water. The only one we can’t remove is the grudge and the bad intentions sticking to our hearts." — Shams Tabrizi, Persian Muslim, born 1185
"Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark." — Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali polymath, born 1861
"I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy." — Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali polymath, born 1861
"Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom." — Rabindranath Tagore, Bengali polymath, born 1861
"One should not appoint a leader over a community unless he has a basket of reptiles hanging behind him (i.e.: shameful things in his past), so that if he becomes arrogant, people may say to him: look behind you." — The Talmud, Bavli, Yona 22b
"The Talmud records a debate: when praying should one concentrate on earth or heaven? The issue is resolved by teaching that one who prays directs his eyes below and his heart above." — The Talmud
"Into the well from which you have drunk, do not throw any stones." — The Talmud, (Babylonian, Bava Kama 92b)
"You don't really understand human nature unless you know why a child on a merry-go-round will wave at his parents every time around and why his parents will always wave back." — William Tammeus, Columnist for The Kansas City Star
"Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses." — Amy Tan, American author, born 1952
"I noticed that whenever I wanted anyone to be different, the room filled with sorrow and pain. But when I wanted no one to be different, the room was large and at peace." — John Tarrant, Western Zen teacher, born 1949