Category: Thought of the day

January 18  A scholar knows many books;  a well-educated person has knowledge and skills; an enlightened person understands the meaning and purpose of his life.  There are a limitless number of different sciences, but without one basic science, that is, what is the meaning of life and what is good for the people, all other… Continue reading January 18

January 17  Live for your soul, and without trying or even understanding that you’re doing it, you will contribute to the improvement of society.  Why do you torture yourself? You want kindness, but you do not know where to find it. Know that you cannot achieve anything without God…. God is your only Lord, your… Continue reading January 17

January 15  The greatest truth of the teachings of Christ is the direct connection between a man (God’s son) and God (His Father) You ask me, what the most important feature of Christ’s character was. I will answer you: it was his confidence in the greatness of the human soul. He saw in a person… Continue reading January 15

January 14  You should love only one thing in yourself, that which is the same in all of us.  In loving that which is the same in all of us, you love God.  Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said until him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all… Continue reading January 14

January 13 Faith is the understanding of the meaning of life and the acceptance of those duties and responsibilities connected to it.  Who is a good man? Only a man who has faith is good . What is faith? This is when your will is in consent with the world’s conscience and the world’s wisdom.… Continue reading January 13

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