“Health is the first benefit. Content is the fortune. Friendliness is the first kindness. Nirvana is the first happiness.”
Buddha
“To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children...to leave the world a better place...to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
“India is one of those places that has a reputation – the beggars, the slums, the dirt – but the friendliness and hospitality surprised me.”
Dan Zuckerman
“The still lake without ripples is an image of our minds at ease, so full of unlimited friendliness for all the junk at the bottom of the lake that we don't feel the need to churn up the waters just to avoid looking at what's there.”
Pema Chodron
“Christmas is a time to expand our giving encompassing the friendless and needy ... near and far. Christmas is sharing”
Contributed by: Randi
Patricia Clafford
“She was beautiful. I think she had beautiful hair; she wore it shoulder length. . . . I remember the smiles, the friendliness. She was easy to talk with.”
Doris Williams
“I like the friendliness and the folks you meet.”
Gary Finkle
