Human Race

When I see an adult on a bicycle, I do not despair for the future of the human race.  H.G. Wells

Getting Even

The only people with whom you should try to get even are those who have helped you.  John E. Southard

Best

I never had a policy; I have just tried to do my very best each and every day.  Abraham Lincoln

Hope

Hope was an instinct only the reasoning human mind could kill. An animal never knew despair. Graham Greene

Letting Go

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao Tzu

Wandering

Wandering re-establishes the original harmony which once existed between man and the universe. Anatole France

Happiness

Happiness resides not in possessions and not in gold; the feeling of happiness dwells in the soul. Democritus

Crisis

Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant. Paulo Coelho

Humor

A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life. William Arthur Ward

Seek

Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot. Seek the path that demands your whole being. Rumi

Suffering

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars. Kahlil Gibran

Faith and Trust

None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith. Paulo Coelho

Lives to Live

I left the woods for as good a reason as I went there. Perhaps it seemed to me that I had several more lives to live, and could not spare any more time for that one. Henry David Thoreau

Within You

Within you there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself. Hermann Hesse

Forces of Evil

May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house. George Carlin

Amount of Work

We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same. Carlos Castaneda

Prayer

Prayer clears the mist and brings back peace to the Soul. Rumi

Goals

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals. Goethe

Thinking

Not to be able to stop thinking is a dreadful affliction, but we don't realize this because almost everyone is suffering from it, so it is considered normal. This incessant mental noise prevents you from finding that realm of inner stillness that is inseparable from Being. Eckhart Tolle

Purpose

The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience. Eleanor Roosevelt

Soul

Actually, your soul and my soul are the same. We appear and disappear with each other. Rumi

Never Regret

Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience. Victoria Holt

Anticipating Trouble

There are people who are always anticipating trouble, and in this way they manage to enjoy many sorrows that never really happen to them. Henry Wheeler Shaw

Look Deeply

If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people. Thich Nhat Hanh

Moving

I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. Oliver Wendell Holmes

Quiet

If you could only keep quiet, clear of memories and expectations, you would be able to discern the beautiful pattern of events. It’s your restlessness that causes chaos. Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj

Great Thoughts

Nurture your mind with great thoughts, for you will never go any higher than you think. Benjamin Disraeli

The Past

This is what the past is for! Every experience God gives us, every person He puts in our lives is the perfect preparation for the future that only He can see.  Corrie ten Boom

Heart In

Above all, be true to yourself, and if you cannot put your heart in it, take yourself out of it. Unknown

Tension

Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. Chinese Proverb