Quotes by Criss Jami

But the Egotist is stuck somewhere between his hidden triad of pride, fear, and insecurity; he is forever fighting to prove himself, instigating battles the Humbleman has unwittingly conquered, already sealed some time ago. Yes, the day he finally accepts face-to-face such an irony as humility - the irony that humility is indeed the mother of giants, that great men, having life so large, as needed, can afford to appear small - the world will then know peace.

Any coward can be a peacekeeper! In fact, that comes to one naturally. But they are blessed, the peacemakers...and all those who know the difference.

If you want to know how negative you are, pay attention to how much you hate negativity in other people. Fragile, artificial positivity needs always to be surrounded by more positivity in order to stay positive, but the ability to be positive, happy, and even, at times, appreciative around negative people is the mark of real positivity.

You might be an introvert if you were ready to go home before you left the house.

There are 2 kinds of fighters: those who fight because they hate, and those who fight because they love.

No matter how kind you are, always expect a few imbeciles.

Work was intended not to give a man a reason to live, but rather to give him a means to live.

The problem is politics is made a sport, almost as much a sport as football or baseball. When it comes to politics, adults and politicians do more finger-pointing and play more games than children ever do. Too often are we rooting for the pride of a team rather than the good of the nation.

Speaking a painful truth should be done only in love - like wielding a sword with no hilt - it should pain oneself in direct proportion to the amount of force exerted.

If truth is like the terrain, are we the generation who sees it as one who has worn shoes all his life or one who has never worn shoes? Yet still, even if the walk starts out as painful, the experience may be well worth it.

You speak rather poorly of God when praising Him, or when wanting to praise Him, only during that which you perceive to be your highest of moments. That is many a reason behind unbelief altogether: the failed attempt to control God, to lower His standards to ones own level of understanding in doubt of His foresight and omniscience, His goodness and power. He wants to know if you are faithful enough to praise Him even when, to you, all seems lost.

Ones suffering, ones melancholy is, in itself, really only looked upon as failure or as punishment, as detestable or sinful or socially unacceptable in the eyes of man; but this is not so in the eyes of God: for He is close to the broken-hearted.

It is in the nature of man to want what he does not have. This modern concern for happiness seems a real testimony of its absence.

From attraction and affectionCover of perfectionFailure beyond texture to a painful lessonEverything that was from the start wasnt from the heart

Jealousy from a love affair is something even God can admit.

Whats simple is that everything good comes from God, and everything bad comes from man. Where it gets complicated is that everything seemingly good but ultimately bad comes from man, and everything seemingly bad but ultimately good comes from God.

One may suffer the long-term in order to grow in appreciation for the small things. For in short-term suffering, one only notices the large.

The purest regret, no matter what, is thinking you didnt love enough.

Stretched and skewedTap of the 8-ball and the cueScratches fall throughThey are the scars of you

To be happy to be sad and sad to be happy is to sing an echo in that beautiful language called Sorrow.