It is said that on the ocean of life a joyful man makes a good sailor. This is true. The strong, joyful nature will make its way where others fall by the wayside. Joy, spiritual joy, is ours by divine right, and buoys us up and urges us onward to accomplishment. Charles Fillmore
Lack of contentment sows the seed of envy and aggressive competitiveness and leads to a culture of excessive materialism. Dalai Lama
I have found that among its other benefits, giving liberates the soul of the giver. Maya Angelou
Hope is a gift we give ourselves, and it remains when all else is gone. Criswell Freeman
Laugh at yourself first, before anybody else can. Elsa Maxwell
Use the Light that dwells within you to regain your natural clarity of sight. Lao Tzu
Happy is the moment, When we sit together With two forms, two faces, yet one soul. You and I. Rumi
Some people, no matter how old they get, never lose their beauty - they merely move it from their faces into their hearts. Martin Buxbaum
Meditation is the discovery that the point of life is always arrived at in the immediate moment. Alan Watts
The value of persistent prayer is not that He will hear us, but we will finally hear Him. William McGill
Real friendship is shown in times of trouble, prosperity is full of friends. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Contentment is the greatest treasure. Health is the greatest possession . Confidence is the greatest friend. Lao Tzu
We will discover the nature of our particular genius when we stop trying to conform to our own or to other peoples' models, learn to be ourselves, and allow our natural channel to open. Shakti Gawain
Wisdom ceases to be wisdom when it becomes too proud to weep, too grave to laugh, and too selfish to seek other than itself. Kahlil Gibran
An idea not coupled with action will never get any bigger than the brain cell it occupied. Arnold Glasow
Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment. Lao Tsu
He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own. Confucius
When the mind goes back to the present moment, it also goes back to the body; body and mind are united. Breathing is the bridge between body and mind. Thich Nhat Hanh
We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation does not liberate, it oppresses. C.G. Jung
He who angers you conquers you. Elizabeth Kenny
Be able to be alone. Lose not the advantage of solitude. Sir Thomas Browne
Sincerity is the fulfillment of our own nature, and to arrive at it we need only follow our true self. Sincerity is the beginning and end of existence; without it, nothing can endure. Therefore, the mature person values sincerity above all things. Tzu Szu
A light heart lives long. Irish Proverb
Those who bring sunshine to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves. J. M. Barrie
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. Mark Twain
Spring was a time of swaggering declarations. Reaching autumn, one finds few absolutes.
Life is mystery and ambiguity,toward winter, that now seems agreeable and comfortable. Tao
Life does not accommodate you, it shatters you. It is meant to, and it couldn't do it better. Every seed destroys its container or else there would be no fruition. Florida Scott-Maxwell
Choice of attention - to pay attention to this and ignore that - is to the inner life what choice of action is to the outer. In both cases, a man is responsible for his choice and must accept the consequences, whatever they may be. W. H. Auden
There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed. Dalai Lama
The more anger towards the past you carry in your heart, the less capable you are of loving in the present. Barbara De Angelis
Just do good, don't worry about the road ahead. Monk Wansong
