"Faith without reason leads to superstition..."
"...Reason without faith leads to nihilism and relativism" -- Pope John Paul II in his encyclical Fides et ratio (Faith and Reason). Priority request.
Wisdom
"Every end is a new beginning"
Level at which this is experientially true and most relevant.
"It doesn’t matter how you learn to do it, as long as you know how to do it"
Request: Heard this in a video and it helped lift me out of shame due to my lack of prestigious, socially recognised education degree in my field of work, despite over a decade of working experience in the field. Not implying that education is unimportant.
Falkland's Law
"If you don't have to make a decision about something, then don't decide" -- request.
how you judge others is how you will be judged
Which is why forgiveness is such a good idea.
"whatever a man sows, that shall he also reap"
Galatians 6:7, the "Law of Sowing and Reaping."
the past is in the past
Shortly after deciding not to be a victim, one is able to let the past be in the past.
rather than seeking to get, allow yourself to receive
Could be called a higher level of delayed gratification.
"Pray like it's all up to God, and work like it's all up to you"
Request: Just heard this on a podcast and I thought it's a really good combination of letting go and hard work.
"You catch a lot more flies with honey than you do with vinegar"
Request: A metaphor my great grandma used to say, suggesting people respond better to kindness and patience more than anger and force.
"What we have is sufficient because God has judged it so"
Request: When I am in a good mood, this statement makes me feel content and willing to trust God will provide what I need without me even needing to think about it. Relationship, money, food, etc. When I am in a bad mood, this statement makes me feel resentful, abandoned, and forgotten.
"The more you think about yourself, the more unhappy you are"
Priority request: Quote from Jordan Peterson.
"The best fertilizer is the footsteps of the gardener"
Request: Studying permaculture I came upon this, which is cited as a Chinese proverb. Does it imply that success is gained through hard work, or is it hinting that presence and intention are the causal elements?
"We'll see" (Chinese proverb)
Priority request: Equanimity as a way of being?
"If you can't beat them, join them"
Request: If someone is too strong for you to defeat, it is better to be on the same side as them.