The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end, you don't come to an achievement, you don't come to a conclusion. It is an endless river. J. Krishnamurti
Be wise in the use of time. The question in life is not how much time do we have. The question is: what shall we do with it? Anna Robertson Brown
Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way. Dogen
Be not angry that you cannot make others as you wish them to be, since you cannot make yourself as you wish to be. Thomas a Kempis
Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, filling it with a steady and perpetual serenity. Joseph Addison
The intuitive mind is a sacred gift and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift. Albert Einstein
What we have to learn, in both meditation and in life, is to be free of attachment to the good experiences, and free of aversion to the negative ones. Sogyal Rinpoche
When setting out on a journey, do not seek advice from those who have never left home. Rumi
The burden of self is lightened when I laugh at myself. Rabindranath Tagore
He that is discontented in one place will seldom be happy in another. Aesop
We are not permitted to choose the frame of our destiny. But what we put into it is ours. Dag Hammarskjold
I used to think that the brain was the most wonderful organ in my body. Then I realized who was telling me this. Emo Philips
An optimist sees an opportunity in every calamity. A pessimist sees a calamity in every opportunity. Winston Churchill
Wherever you go...go with all your heart. Confucius
Live in the world, but do not allow the world to live in you. Osho
To think bad thoughts is really the easiest thing in the world. If you leave your mind to itself it will spiral down into ever increasing unhappiness. To think good thoughts, however, requires effort. This is one of the things that discipline - training - is about. James Clavell
The past should be a springboard...not a hammock. Unknown
I can feel guilty about the past, apprehensive about the future, but only in the present can I act. The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness. Abraham Maslow
Man is so intelligent that he feels impelled to invent theories to account for what happens in the world. Unfortunately, he is not quite intelligent enough, in most cases, to find correct explanations. So that when he acts on his theories, he behaves very often like a lunatic. Aldous Huxley
You can transform anything into a celebration. Just as you can transform any celebration into a miserable affair--it all depends on you. Osho
What we have once enjoyed we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us. Helen Keller
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Max Erhmann in Desiderata
Success will never be a big step in the future; success is a small step taken just now. Jonatan Mårtensson
Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does. William James
The greater the difficulty the more glory in surmounting it. Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempests. Epictetus
Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. Rumi
We change the world not by what we say or do, but as a consequence of what we have become. David R. Hawkins
If you're in a bad situation, don't worry it'll change. If you're in a good situation, don't worry it'll change. John A. Simone, Sr.
Be good, be kind, be humane, and charitable; love your fellows; console the afflicted; pardon those who have done you wrong. Zoroaster
First you must learn to control your self. The rest follows. Blessed is he who knows himself and commands himself, for the world is his and love and happiness and peace walk with him wherever he goes. Robert A. Heinlein
