Familiarity breeds contempt, I replied. When we are overly familiar with people, we forget how important they are to us and the correct way to behave with them.
GAUR GOPAL DASAnyone can find the dirt in someone. Be the one that finds the gold.
More Gaur Gopal Das Quotes
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Things do change over time.
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Always seeing the best in people and choosing to avoid their faults.
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One’s ability to appreciate beauty is related to one’s ability to make moral judgments.
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Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.
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Having a friend to listen to your problems and discuss them with you is the beginning of finding a solution.
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To accept someone when everything is going right is easy. But when things are falling apart around you and you stick together, that’s the test of a relationship. Love is when we have every reason to break up but we do not.
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Spirituality helps develop good character. It is character that shines bright when words fail to do so.
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Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
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When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed, When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost, Count your many blessings, name them one by one, And it will surprise you what the Lord has done.
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We should deal with each other sensitively; our attitude towards life affects how we act in our relationships.
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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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The paradox of our times is that those who have the most can often be the least satisfied.
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Our association is powerful: it can uplift us or bring us down.
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The sands of time slow for no man. Things change for better and for worse, but what we choose to perceive is up to us.
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Feeling peaceful, happy and content is not about avoiding challenges in our life, but about how we navigate through these challenges to reach the type of life we want to live.
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