Good Thoughts to Live By #13

"We are not perfect. The people around us are not perfect. People do things that annoy, disappoint, and anger. In this mortal life it will always be that way. Nevertheless, we must let go of our grievances. Part of the purpose of mortality is to learn how to let go of such things. That is the Lord’s way. Remember, heaven is filled with those who have this in common: They are forgiven. And they forgive.

 —President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Why Do We Need Prophets?", General Conference, Apr. 2012

Topics: Forgiveness

People travel to wonder at the height of the mountains, at the huge waves of the sea, at the long course of rivers, at the vast compass of the ocean, at the circular motion of the stars; and they pass by themselves without wondering.
-St. Augustine


A man’s wisdom gives him patience; it is to his glory to overlook an offense.
  -Proverbs 19:11


Do you have the patience to wait till your mud settles and the water is clear?  Can you remain unmoving till the right action arises by itself?
  -Tao Te Ching

The only preparation I can make [for death] is by fulfilling my present duties.  This is the everlasting life.
  -Ralph Waldo Emerson

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.
  -John Muir

When you try to understand everything, you will not understand anything.  The best way is to understand yourself, and then you will understand everything.
  -Shunryu Suzuki

It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and it is not possible to find it elsewhere.
  -Agnes Repplier, The Treasure Chest

In these words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.
   -Robert Frost