Source: Discipleship (1937), The Disciple and Unbelievers, p. 185.
“Why should we build our happiness on the opinons of others, when we can find it in our own hearts?”
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“We cannot build our own future without helping others to build theirs.”
“Where can we go to find God if we cannot see Him in our own hearts and in every living being?”
Pearls of Wisdom
                                
                                    “How much we give to other hearts our tone,
And judge of others' feelings by our own!”
                                
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                        
                                        Title poem, section IV. 
The Venetian Bracelet (1829)
                                    
Source: The Aquarian Conspiracy (1980), Chapter Twelve, Human Connections: Relationships Changing, p. 403