Quote by Jonathan Sacks

While everyone else is thinking about economics and politics, executive salaries and the future of the euro, do the opposite, even if it's hard. Invest in the spirit.

While everyone else is thinking about economics and politics

Summary

This quote suggests that while people are preoccupied with matters such as economics and politics, it is important to take a different approach and focus on investing in the spirit - the intangible, emotional, and personal aspects of life. The quote implies that this might be challenging, as it goes against the norm. By prioritizing spiritual well-being, rather than material gains or influence, this perspective encourages individuals to find deeper meaning, fulfillment, and contentment in their lives.

Topics

By Jonathan Sacks

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to

I would rather belong to a poor nation that was free than to a rich nation that had ceased to be in love with liberty.

Love is like dying.

Love is like dying.

And I really do believe that the most important thing is the

And I really do believe that the most important thing is the way you live your life on earth. But I think it's enormously comforting to believe that you're going to see your loved ones.

Barbara Walters

So the lover must struggle for words.

So the lover must struggle for words.

There are two freedoms -- the false, where a man is free to

There are two freedoms -- the false, where a man is free to do what he likes; the true, where he is free to do what he ought.

Charles Kingsley

SELF-ESTEEM controls PERFORMANCE/REALITY which stimulate SEL

SELF-ESTEEM controls PERFORMANCE/REALITY which stimulate SELF-TALK which reinforces SELF-ESTEEM. This cycle can work positively or negatively and is greatly influenced by the self-talk (I knew I wasn't good at -X vs. next time I'll practice and do better at -X).

The cure for all ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows and

The cure for all ills and wrongs, the cares, the sorrows and the crimes of humanity, all lie in the one word 'love.' It is the divine vitality that everywhere produces and restores life.

Lydia Maria Child

The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at

The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know.

Arthur Koestler

If you want to stay in for the long haul, and lead a life th

If you want to stay in for the long haul, and lead a life that is free from illusions either propagated by you or embraced by you, then I suggest you learn to recognize and avoid the symptoms of the zealot and the person who knows he is right. For the dissenter, the skeptical mentality is at least as important as any armor of principle.

Christopher Hitchens

Dissent Skepticism Freethought

I've no regrets in my personal and professional life. Being

I've no regrets in my personal and professional life. Being a spiritual person, I believe whatever happens, happens for the good. I simply follow what dad says, 'With music, you can reach out and spread happiness.

Yuvan Shankar Raja

Then read from the treasured volume the poem of thy choice,

Then read from the treasured volume the poem of thy choice, and lend to the rhyme of the poet the beauty of thy voice.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a

The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again: and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.