Aberjhani, Splendid Literarium: A Treasury Of Stories, Aphorisms, Poems, And Essays Quotes

It can be difficult to speak truth to power. Circumstances, however, have made doing so increasingly necessary.

Making the choice to exercise compassion is an expression of Love for Humanity and Life itself.

History, too, has a penchant for giving birth to itself over and over again, and those whom it appoints agents of change and progress do not always accept their destinies willingly.

There is within the human heart a quality of intelligence which has been known to surpass that attributed to the human mind.

The glorification of hatred is predicated on a foundation of fear-induced ignorance venomous to haters and those they believe they hate.

Poetry empowers the simplest of lives to confront the most extreme sorrows with courage, and motivates the mightiest of offices to humbly heed lessons in compassion.

Individual cultures and ideologies have their appropriate uses but none of them erase or replace the universal experiences, like love and weeping and laughter, common to all human beings.

If the idea of loving those whom you have been taught to recognize as your enemies is too overwhelming, consider more deeply the observation that we are all much more alike than we are unalike.

The acknowledgement of a single possibility can change everything.

When the lyrical muse sings the creative pen dances.

Discourse and critical thinking are essential tools when it comes to securing progress in a democratic society. But in the end, unity and engaged participation are what make it happen.