It’s as though we have two selves or two natures or two wills with two contrary viewpoints.… Your lower self sees you as the center of the universe—your higher self sees you as a cell in the body of humanity.

About Peace Pilgrim

Peace Pilgrim (July 18, 1908 – July 7, 1981), born Mildred Lisette Norman, was an American spiritual teacher, mystic, pacifist, vegetarian activist and peace activist. In 1952, she became the first woman to walk the entire length of the Appalachian Trail in one season. Starting on January 1, 1953, in...

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Religion is to be used as a stepping stone to God, but it must never be used as a tower to hold one aloft from others. We are all cells in the body of humanity. When anyone attempts to isolate another, they only isolate themselves more.

—Peace Pilgrim

You have much more power when you are working for the right thing than when you are working against the wrong thing.

—Peace Pilgrim

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The only gift is a portion of thyself.

—Ralph Waldo Emerson

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Self-development is a higher duty than self-sacrifice.

—Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Everyone is a bore to someone. That is unimportant. The thing to avoid is being a bore to oneself.

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There used to be a real me, but I had it surgically removed.

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The moon is a loyal companion. It never leaves. It's always there, watching, steadfast, knowing us in our light and dark moments, changing forever just as we do. Every day it's a different version of itself. Sometimes weak and wan, sometimes strong and full of light. The moon understands what it means to be human.

—Tahereh Mafi in Shatter Me

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It’s as though we have two selves or two natures or two wills with two contrary viewpoints. . . . Your lower self sees you as the center of the universe — your higher self sees you as a cell in the body of humanity.