Amish Quotes

People do what their society rewards them to do. If the society rewards trust, people will be trusting

The most powerful force in a woman's life is the need to be appreciated, loved and cherished for what she is.

A person's ethics and character are not tested in good times. It is only in bad times that a person shows how steadfast he is to his dharma.

I turned atheist in the 90s when India went through troubled times - communal riots, bomb blasts... Mumbai, where I live, was badly affected. I blamed religion; also, extremists on both sides - right and left.

Whether a man is a legend or not is decided by history, not fortune tellers.

It's our greed to extract more and more from good that turns it into evil.

The Chinese had accused the Tibetans of being terrorists, which is weird. A Tibetan terrorist is like an Amish hacker. It just doesn't fit.

A man becomes Mahadev only when he fights for good.

There is your truth and there is my truth. As for the universal truth, it does not exist.

What is forgotten, however, is that many times the Good we create leads to Evil that will destroy us.

Standing by and doing nothing while a sin is committed is as bad as committing the sin itself

his burden didn't feel any lighter. but he felt strong enough to carry it

Truth doesn't have to be liked. It only has to be spoken. Speak it out. The truth may hurt you, but it will set you free.

The one [thing about Amish life] that I'm always going to miss is the closeness that I've had with my family. I still talk to them, but I'm an outsider.

I love the unabashed over-buttered, over-creamed, deep-fried, gooey, over-sugared excessiveness of Amish food.

I know I've abandoned the Amish lifestyle, but I still keep a lot of those beliefs ... I know I've stepped outside the boundaries a lot of times, but I still try to remember what's important to me.

The English judged a person so that they'd be justified in casting her out. The Amish judged a person so that they'd be justified in welcoming her back. Where I'm from, if someone is accused of sinning, it's not so that others can place blame. It's so that the person can make amends and move on.

I'm remote from most technology to the point that I'm kind of Amish.