by Tivadar Zemplényi (1864 - 1917)
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
― Anaïs Nin
What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.
― Jane Goodall
The lotus is the most beautiful flower, whose petals open one by one. But it will only grow in the mud.
In order to grow and gain wisdom, first you must have the mud --- the obstacles of life and its suffering. ... The mud speaks of the common ground that humans share, no matter what our stations in life. ... Whether we have it all or we have nothing, we are all faced with the same obstacles: sadness, loss, illness, dying and death. If we are to strive as human beings to gain more wisdom, more kindness and more compassion, we must have the intention to grow as a lotus and open each petal one by one.
― Goldie Hawn