Richard G. Petty, MD

Lighting Candles

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“Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.”           

–Buddha (a.k.a. “The Awakened”, a.k.a. Siddhartha Gautama, Indian Religious Figure and Founder of Buddhism, c.563 B.C. -c.483 B.C.)

Deserving Love and Affection

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“You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection.”          

–Buddha (a.k.a. “The Awakened”, a.k.a. Siddhartha Gautama, Indian Religious Figure and Founder of Buddhism, c.563 B.C.- c.483 B.C.)

Wise People Shape Themselves

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“Irrigators guide water; arrow-makers straighten arrows; carpenters bend wood; wise people shape themselves.”   

–Buddha (a.k.a. “The Awakened”, a.k.a. Siddhartha Gautama, Indian Religious Figure and Founder of Buddhism, c.563 B.C. – c. 483 B.C.)   

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