A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice. Ed Howe
God wants from me
A very special favor:
He wants me to teach my mind
How to smile all the time.
Sri Chinmoy
Accept - then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. Make it your friend and ally, not your enemy. This will miraculously transform your whole life. Eckhart Tolle
Life is the soul's nursery - its training place for the destinies of eternity. William Makepeace Thackeray
Everything you do should be done with peace. That is the best medicine for your body, mind, and soul. It is the most wonderful way to live. Paramahansa Yogananda
...most of our energy goes into upholding our importance....If we were capable of losing some of that importance, two extraordinary things would happen to us. One, we would free our energy from trying to maintain the illusory idea of our grandeur; and two, we would provide ourselves with enough energy to...catch a glimpse of the actual grandeur of the universe. Don Juan
In every seed is the promise of thousands of forests. But the seed must not be hoarded; it must give its intelligence to the fertile ground. Through its giving, its unseen energy flows into material manifestations. Deepak Chopra
Wherever my travels may lead, paradise is where I am. Voltaire
Once gone, a day will never return. Therefore, one must strive to do good in every moment.
We reach the goal of the great life by good works.
Jain Scriptures
Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people. Garrison Keillor
You are a product of your environment. So choose the environment that will best develop you toward your objective. Analyze your life in terms of its environment. Are the things around you helping you toward success - or are they holding you back Clement Stone
One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. Carl Jung
This is the only meditation I know.
While I eat, I eat.
While I walk, I walk.
And while I feel sleepy, I sleep.
Whatsoever happens, happens.
I never interfere.
Bokuju
Why do you so earnestly seek the truth in distant places? Look for delusion and truth in the bottom of your own heart. Ryokan
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. Steve Jobs
An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Look to the ocean and watch its message. It will come. It will come. Rumi
Zen is not some kind of excitement, but concentration on our usual everyday routine. Shunryu Suzuki
One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular. Anthony Robbins
But listen to me. For one moment quit being sad. Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you. Rumi
Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself. Hermann Hesse
A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green. Francis Bacon
Do not be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. Ralph W. Emerson
All men's miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. Blaise Pascal
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others. Mahatma Gandhi
If you work without love, you are working like a slave. When you work with love, you work like an emperor. Your work is your joy. Osho
Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames. Rumi
It is an illusion to think that more comfort means more happiness. Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed. Storm Jameson
Few people realize how much you have to know, in order to know how little you know. Albert Einstein
A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all other virtues. Cicero
Man has to create himself. He is not ready-made, he is not given. And the creation has to be a self-creation--nobody else can make you. Osho
How to smile all the time.
We reach the goal of the great life by good works. 
