Before speaking, consult your inner-truth barometer, and resist the temptation to tell people only what they want to hear.
Interpretation
Seek honesty and authenticity in communication rather than simply pleasing others.
This quote emphasizes the importance of being truthful and authentic when communicating with others. It suggests that before expressing our thoughts, we should reflect internally to ensure that we are sharing sincere insights rather than just what we think will be agreeable or flattering to our audience. Authenticity fosters deeper connections and understanding.
In practice
In a motivational speech about integrity, this quote can inspire others to be honest.
What is hope but a feeling of optimism, a thought that says things will improve, it won't always be bleak, there's a way to rise above the present circumstances. Hope is an internal awareness that you do not have to suffer forever, and that somehow, somewhere there is a remedy for despair that you will come upon if you can only maintain this expectancy in your heart.
Doing what you love is the cornerstone of having abundance in your life.
Live forgiveness every day rather than just talking about it on Sunday.
Say to Yourself when Someone Else is Criticizing U, 'What U Think of Me is None of My Business'
Conflict is a violation of harmony. If you participate in it, you're part of the problem, not the solution.
My own eight children all march to the beat of their inner music, and in some cases, it is definitely far away from what I hear. I've had to honor their instincts and their choices, and merely guided them out of harm's way until they could be their own guides.
A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding.
Whatever someone did to you in the past has no power over the present. Only you give it power.
Sometimes one must try anything, it is no disgrace. On the contrary, it is a sign of wisdom.
The gift of the Truth beats all other gifts. The flavour of the Truth beats all other tastes. The joy of the Truth beats all other joys, and the cessation of desire conquers all suffering
The business (and person) who tries to be everything to everyone ends up being nothing to anyone.
We have all made mistakes in this life. How we learn from our mistakes is the measure of who we are.
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