Please Share one of your Favourite Quotations (page 8)

arwen

Blessed are those who can take without forgetting and give without remembering..for it is when we give of ourselves that we truely love.

bigmac

"aaah--stick it up your arse"

seems a good way of bringing an argument to an end.

Oubliette

eyeuse2badub, great quote! What is the source?

Xanthippe

This above all: to thine own self be true,
And it must follow, as the night the day,
Thou canst not then be false to any man

To thine own self be true." is that success or happy existence that is based on your ability to develop your own core values of morals and ethics.

It needs to be understood that "being true to yourself" does not mean allowing yourself to just do whatever you desire or pretending that you don't care how others perceive you. It is actually the process of listening to your inner feelings and maintaining personal integrity ... not letting others override our heartfelt desires and beliefs without your input

I believe this is helpful to those who were JW's in the past who felt overwhelmed and subdued (not allowed to be given a voice about their finding their" true self " ) ....integrity with due respect for all .... withholding true feelings would be proving false to man - Caliber

I really like this Caliber, thought it was worth repeating.

"When our own thoughts are forbidden, when our questions are not allowed and our doubts are punished, when contacts and friendships outside the organization are censored, we are being abused for an end that never justifies its means. When our heart aches knowing we have made friendships and secret attachments that will be forever forbidden if we leave, we are in danger. When we consider staying in a group because we cannot bear the loss, disappointment, and sorrow our leaving will cause for ourselves and those we have come to love, we are in a cult."
Deborah Layton - Former Jim Jones disciple