Author: Frantz Rimpel

January 12  There are people who take responsibility for making decisions for others and determining their relationship to God and to the world; and there are people, the overwhelming majority of them, who give this authority to the others, and blindly believe in everything they are told. Both groups of people commit an equal crime. … Continue reading Untitled

January 11  Perfection  is impossible without humility. “Why should I strive for perfection, if I am already good enough?”  The higher the position you occupy among other people, the more humble you should be. Many people live in height and glory, but the mysteries of this world can be revealed only to those who are… Continue reading January 11

January 10  The basis of all education is the establishment of our relationship to the beginning of all things, and the conclusions about our behavior which may be drawn from this.  But whosoever shall offend one of these little ones who believe in me, it were better for him that a millstone were hanged about… Continue reading January 10

January 9  Knowledge is real knowledge only when it is acquired by the efforts of your intellect, not by memory.  Only when we forget what we were taught do we start to have real knowledge – HENRY DAVID THOREAU  A constant flow of thoughts expressed by other people can stop and deaden your own thought… Continue reading January 9

January 8  Christian teaching is so simple that even small children can understand its meaning. Those people cannot under- stand it, and only those, who want to seem and to be called Christians without being real Christians.  Buddha said, “A man who starts to live for his soul is like a man who brings a… Continue reading January 8

January7  Kindness is necessary in relationships with people. If you are not kind to a person, you are not fulfilling your major obligation.  You have to respect every person, no matter how miserable or ridiculous he or she may be. You should remember that in every person lives the same spirit which lives in us.… Continue reading January

January 6  It’s important to strive to do good, and even more important to strive to abstain from evil. Abstention should be a habit in your life; it should  support you in your virtues. For he who is resolute in goodness, there is nothing that he could not overcome. LAO-TzU  Put at least half of… Continue reading January 6

January 5  Sometimes, the damage done by our words is obvious and sometimes it isn’t, but the damage is not any smaller for our not being able to see those people who suffer from our words. A gunshot wound may be cured, but the wound made by a tongue never heals. – PERSIAN WISDOM  If… Continue reading January 5

January 4  Even if we don’t want to, we can’t help but feel our connection to the rest of mankind: we are connected by industry, by trade, by art, by knowledge, and most importantly, by our common mortality.  Kind people help each other even without noticing that they are doing so, and evil people act… Continue reading January 4

January 3  Those who know the rules of true wisdom are baser than those who love them. Those who love them are baser than those who follow them.  CHINESE PROVERB  The most important question to keep before ourselves at all times is this:  Do we do the right thing? During this short period of time… Continue reading January 3