Veronica Roth Quotes

The Simple Path Silence is Prayer Prayer is Faith Faith is Love Love is Service The Fruit of Service is Peace

The true mystic is always both humble and compassionate, for she knows that she does not know.

We must master our egoism, and through this mastery, step outside ourselves and educate ourselves in giving. Fasting requires that we rediscover all that is alive around us, and reconcile ourselves with our environment.

I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.

I've certainly had a lot of experiences in my life where I was much too self-centered.

No one can find inner peace except by working, not in a self- centered way, but for the whole human family.

God wants you to live for others and to live that presence well.

I try to use the attention that I get to help and to serve, and that's really what I'd see as my work - to serve my community, serve the planet, serve my family. And I think a celebrity is someone who draws the attention on themselves, and then it kind of stops there.

True strength lies in submission which permits one to dedicate his life, through devotion, to something beyond himself.

We have to humble ourselves and the way you do that is by serving other people.

My mom always said if you have a gift, it is absolutely not about you. So I don't get twisted and think for one second it's all about me.

When you give up yourself, that's when you will feel the true spirit of Christmas. And that's giving that's serving others and that's when you feel fulfilled.

Gandhi reminded those who followed his faith that perhaps its most important aspect was its commitment to oneness.

I am humbled the Lord has given me such an amazing life to impact others.

Self pity is the worst possible disease that can affect mankind. And if we do just the opposite, which is love, then we have God's feelings with us at all times.

I am not seeking anything but service to my creator. I do not need a house, I do not need a car, I do not need any of that, but to be present with each guest that sits across from me, and I am committed to a bigger thing than me, which is the vision of own, because own is going to outlive all of us.

Look upon every man, woman, and everyone as God. You cannot help anyone, you can only serve: serve the children of the Lord, serve the Lord Himself, if you have the privilege.

Religion is to do right. It is to love, it is to serve, it is to think, it is to be humble.

It's only by forgetting yourself that you draw near to God.

Stop looking for peace. Give yourselves where you are. Stop looking at yourselves, look instead at your brothers and sisters in need. Ask how you can better love your brothers and sisters. Then you will find peace.

At the heart of silence is prayer. At the heart of prayer is faith. At the heart of faith is life. At the heart of life is service.

Whatever your standing in life, the most important thing is behaving in ways that help other people. It's the same with music. I am a servant of the music ... and if I get caught up in ego, I'll lose everything .. it'll burn and that's a guarantee.

Should you ask me what is the first thing in religion, I should reply that the first, second, and third thing therein is humility.

I'm not an ambitious person. I'm very content, and I have no pending dreams. God has given me so much, and if there's one thing I really want to do, it's to serve the people.

We have to help others. I hope that some of the young players today understand that. It's not about them. The Man Upstairs gave them that ability to play, and play consistently, but he also wants them to open their hearts and understand that people need their help.