1043 – “[Bliss] is like a lighted torch whose flame can be distributed to ever so many other torches which people may bring along; and therewith they will cook food and dispel darkness, while the original torch itself remains burning ever the same. It is even so with the bliss of the Way.”

-Siddhartha Gautama, The Buddha

Common Paraphrase [See Source Notes]:

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, And the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”

932 – “I think you have a moral responsibility when you’ve been given far more than you need, to do wise thing with it.”

-J K Rowling

465 – “My soul honors your soul. I honor the place in you where the entire universe resides. I honor the light, love, truth, beauty, and peace within you, because it is also within me. In sharing these things we are united, we are the same, we are one.”

–anonymous

430 – “Be careful who you open up to. Only a few people actually care, the rest are just curious.”

–anonymous

309 – “The most important thing each of us can know is our unique gift and how to use it in the world. Individuality is cherished and nurtured, because, in order for the whole to flourish, each of us has to be strong in who we are and carry your gifts with conviction, so they can be shared with others.”

–Robin Wall Kimmerer

130 – “If all the world is a commodity, how poor we grow. When all the world is a gift in motion, how wealthy we become.”

– Robin Wall Kimmerer