You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.
It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
It's not enough to be nice in life. You've got to have nerve.
Every traveler has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering.
Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just one step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.
You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish.
We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.
Ignore the glass ceiling and do your work. If you’re focusing on the glass ceiling, focusing on what you don’t have, focusing on the limitations, then you will be limited.
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover.
Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
Those who do not weep, do not see.
What do you despise? By this are you truly known.
A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.
Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
Those who do not weep, do not see.
What do you despise? By this are you truly known.
A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.
The secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours.
Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.
If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.
Through discipline comes freedom.
Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
Stop giving other people the power to control your happiness, your mind, and your life. If you don’t take control of yourself and your own life, someone else is bound to try.
I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.
You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.
I will have to remember "I am here today to cross the swamp, not to fight all the alligators".
Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies.
The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I’m looking for the truth,’ and so it goes away. Puzzling".
To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.
Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies.
The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I’m looking for the truth,’ and so it goes away. Puzzling".
To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.
All of our miseries are nothing but attachment.
Sometimes even the wisest of men and machines can be in error.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
Well-behaved women seldom make history.
Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
Let’s go invent tomorrow rather than worrying about what happened yesterday.
When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning they distract themselves with pleasure
The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
All cruelty springs from weakness.
They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.
Joy comes to us from those whom we love, even when they are absent.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.
Joy comes to us from those whom we love, even when they are absent.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.
The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.
You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.
Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.
If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.
Day by day, what you do is who you become.
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.
Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
My rule is that the right time is always right now.
Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.
Another person will not hurt you without your cooperation. You are hurt the moment you believe yourself to be.
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
But life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.
You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
But life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.
You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.
It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.
Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths.
You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.
The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
I have the power!
You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
Try to enjoy the great festival of life.
The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
Learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference.
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
Surely, in the light of history, it is more intelligent to hope rather than to fear, to try rather than not to try. For one thing we know beyond all doubt: Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at
If you are still breathing, you have a second chance.
Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.
Just keep in mind: the more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
There is no genius without a touch of madness.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
The inner fire is the most important thing mankind possesses.
Where there is no hope, it is incumbent on us to invent it.
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
Falling is one of the ways of moving.
Decide… whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
While we wait for life, life passes.
Do not seek for things to happen the way you want them to; rather, wish that what happens happen the way it happens: then you will be happy.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at
Only the educated are free.
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at
Only the educated are free.
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
A rational person can find peace by cultivating indifference to things outside of their control.
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love
This is the mark of perfection of character—to spend each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, laziness, or any pretending.
You will earn the respect of all if you begin by earning the respect of yourself.
Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.
The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
Where there's life there's hope.
It always seems impossible until it’s done.
Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever.
Our thoughts make us what we are.
Language can become a screen which stands between the thinker and reality. This is the reason why true creativity often starts where language ends.
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
A healthy outside starts from the inside.
We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
Nothing taught by force stays in the soul.
My rule is that the right time is always right now.
Failure comes from a failure to imagine failure.
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
Don’t let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole. Don’t try to picture everything bad that could possibly happen. Stick with the situation at hand.
My rule is that the right time is always right now.
Failure comes from a failure to imagine failure.
Don’t let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole. Don’t try to picture everything bad that could possibly happen. Stick with the situation at hand.
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.
You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
What’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn? That since day one, she’s already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not.
Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.
Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.
Nothing taught by force stays in the soul.
Those who do not weep, do not see.
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
Decide… whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.
Above all, do not lie to yourself.
If a man can reduce his needs to zero, he is truly free: there is nothing that can be taken from him; nothing can hurt him.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Only time can heal what reason cannot.
Above all, do not lie to yourself.
If a man can reduce his needs to zero, he is truly free: there is nothing that can be taken from him; nothing can hurt him.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Only time can heal what reason cannot.
Do not seek for things to happen the way you want them to; rather, wish that what happens happen the way it happens: then you will be happy.
We need to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn't matter, but work is third.
Truth is so rare, it is delightful to tell it.
You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already.
Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.
Love the discipline you know, and let it support you.
It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it.
Beauty remains, even in misfortune. If you just look for it, you discover more and more happiness and regain your balance.
You should keep learning…to the end of your life.
Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it.
Beauty remains, even in misfortune. If you just look for it, you discover more and more happiness and regain your balance.
You should keep learning…to the end of your life.
Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
Awareness, not age, leads to wisdom.
Your sacred space is where you can find yourself over and over again.
People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within.
Love unlocks doors and opens windows that weren't even there before.
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.
What we really need is to realize how little we really need.
We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.
It is so easy to overestimate the importance of one defining moment and underestimating the value of making small improvements on a daily basis.
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.
The obstacle in the path becomes the path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.
The things you run from are inside you.
The largest part of what we call ‘personality’ is determined by how we’ve opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness.
Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.
Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.
Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, if this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
There is the strange power we have of changing facts by the force of the imagination.
Well done is better than well said.
Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him.
The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.
It is vain to do with more what can be done with less.
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.
Slow down, you’re doing fine.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
If you absolutely can’t tolerate critics, then don’t do anything new or interesting.
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.
Slow down, you’re doing fine.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
If you absolutely can’t tolerate critics, then don’t do anything new or interesting.
People fall so in love with their pain, they can’t leave it behind. The same as the stories they tell. We trap ourselves.
This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
You don’t need more to be happy, you need less distraction from what truly matters.
The scariest moment is always just before you start.
Courage is found in unlikely places.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
What’s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think – or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?
Take care of your mind, your body will thank you. Take care of your body, your mind will thank you.
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.
Every material is only worth what we make out of it.
The things you own end up owning you.
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.
Every material is only worth what we make out of it.
The things you own end up owning you.
One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.
A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.
Truth is a matter of the imagination.
We’re all mad here.
True love stories never have endings.
Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
People fall so in love with their pain, they can’t leave it behind. The same as the stories they tell. We trap ourselves.
It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.
Don’t let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole. Don’t try to picture everything bad that could possibly happen. Stick with the situation at hand.
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
Think progress, not perfection.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
Just that you do the right thing. The rest does not matter.
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
Think progress, not perfection.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
Just that you do the right thing. The rest does not matter.
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend.
Shut your eyes and see.
It's as much fun to scare as to be scared.
Time is a created thing. To say “I don’t have time” is to say “I don’t want to.”
We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.
Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved.
Try to enjoy the great festival of life.
Learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference.
Only the educated are free.
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
Learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference.
Only the educated are free.
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
We will fail when we fail to try.
The only way to do it is to do it.
Adventure is not outside man; it is within.
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product of a life well-lived.
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.
The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I’m looking for the truth,’ and so it goes away. Puzzling".
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
You will earn the respect of all if you begin by earning the respect of yourself.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
You will earn the respect of all if you begin by earning the respect of yourself.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart’s affections, and the truth of imagination.
Stories do not end.
The plan is to fan this spark into a flame.
Each of us is responsible for everything and to every human being.
If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.
Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
Don’t spend a dollar’s worth of time on a ten-cent decision.
You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.
Curiouser and curiouser!
Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.
Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.
Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.
But life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.
If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. And it is in your power to wipe out this judgment now.
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, if this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.
I like to say it’s an attitude of not just thinking outside the box, but not even seeing the box.
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
Let’s go invent tomorrow rather than worrying about what happened yesterday.
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.
Let’s go invent tomorrow rather than worrying about what happened yesterday.
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.
When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.
We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.
How hurtful it can be to deny one's true self and live a life of lies just to appease others.
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture.
When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us – power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.
You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.
Use your fear, it can take you to the place where you store your courage.
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.
Don’t spend a dollar’s worth of time on a ten-cent decision.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Use your fear, it can take you to the place where you store your courage.
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.
Don’t spend a dollar’s worth of time on a ten-cent decision.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Spirituality is not about what you believe. It is about the kind of person you are.
Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
This is the mark of perfection of character—to spend each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, laziness, or any pretending.
You have a treasure within you that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.
When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love
The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.
You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
Those who have subdued their ego understand that it doesn’t degrade you when others treat you poorly; it degrades them.
If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. And it is in your power to wipe out this judgment now.
We should always be asking ourselves - is this something that is, or is not, in my control?
Show me a man who isn’t a slave; one who is a slave to sex, another to money, another to ambition; all are slaves to hope or fear.
The things you run from are inside you.
If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. And it is in your power to wipe out this judgment now.
We should always be asking ourselves - is this something that is, or is not, in my control?
Show me a man who isn’t a slave; one who is a slave to sex, another to money, another to ambition; all are slaves to hope or fear.
The things you run from are inside you.
While you live - while you can - be a good man.
Laughter is the language of the soul.
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will.
It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.
Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts.
I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.
Just that you do the right thing. The rest does not matter.
You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
Decide… whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
Decide… whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.
You must go on adventures to find out where you truly belong
Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.
There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.
Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.
There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.
To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.
The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
Hope is a waking dream.
Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
You will never get to the end of the journey if you stop to shy a stone at every dog that barks.
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.
Life could be limitless joy, if we would only take it for what it is, in the way it is given to us.
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.
Life could be limitless joy, if we would only take it for what it is, in the way it is given to us.
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
If you’re going through hell, keep going.
We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.
Constantly talking isn’t necessarily communicating.
Happiness is a state of activity.
The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.
The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.
Your value will be not what you know; it will be what you share.
We don’t set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people’s hearts.
Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.
Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
Life, if well lived, is long enough.
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
There’s more to life than being a passenger.
Time is a created thing. To say “I don’t have time” is to say “I don’t want to.”
We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
There’s more to life than being a passenger.
Time is a created thing. To say “I don’t have time” is to say “I don’t want to.”
We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.
A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.
Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.
Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
Nobody likes a clown at midnight.
Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.
You should keep learning…to the end of your life.
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.
When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.
Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism.
You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.
You have a treasure within you that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.
Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.
Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.
You have a treasure within you that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.
Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.
Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.
Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.
Be the person your dog thinks you are.
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.
Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.
It is vain to do with more what can be done with less.
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.
Life is available only in the present moment.
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.
We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart.
To live fully is to be always in no-man’s land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh.
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.
We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart.
To live fully is to be always in no-man’s land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh.
You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.
When you are present, you can allow the mind to be as it is without getting entangled in it.
Every artist was first an amateur.
Compassion directed toward oneself is true humility.
The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable.
I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.
Above all, do not lie to yourself.
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
Take care of your mind, your body will thank you. Take care of your body, your mind will thank you.
Our thoughts make us what we are.
When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us – power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.
Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others.
Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.
You don’t have to control your thoughts. You just have to stop letting them control you.
It is not the strength of the body that counts, but the strength of the spirit.
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
It's not enough to be nice in life. You've got to have nerve.
Every traveler has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering.
Courage is more exhilarating than fear and in the long run it is easier. We do not have to become heroes overnight. Just one step at a time, meeting each thing that comes up, seeing it is not as dreadful as it appeared, discovering we have the strength to stare it down.
You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish.
We need to accept that we won’t always make the right decisions, that we’ll screw up royally sometimes – understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it’s part of success.
Ignore the glass ceiling and do your work. If you’re focusing on the glass ceiling, focusing on what you don’t have, focusing on the limitations, then you will be limited.
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
It is by logic that we prove, but by intuition that we discover.
Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
Those who do not weep, do not see.
What do you despise? By this are you truly known.
A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.
Without courage we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can’t be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
Those who do not weep, do not see.
What do you despise? By this are you truly known.
A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.
The secret to doing good research is always to be a little underemployed. You waste years by not being able to waste hours.
Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all.
If we go down into ourselves, we find that we possess exactly what we desire.
Through discipline comes freedom.
Real generosity towards the future lies in giving all to the present.
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes.
Stop giving other people the power to control your happiness, your mind, and your life. If you don’t take control of yourself and your own life, someone else is bound to try.
I don’t have to chase extraordinary moments to find happiness – it’s right in front of me if I’m paying attention and practicing gratitude.
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.
You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.
I will have to remember "I am here today to cross the swamp, not to fight all the alligators".
Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies.
The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I’m looking for the truth,’ and so it goes away. Puzzling".
To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.
Our bodies are apt to be our autobiographies.
The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I’m looking for the truth,’ and so it goes away. Puzzling".
To doubt everything or to believe everything are two equally convenient solutions; both dispense with the necessity of reflection.
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.
All of our miseries are nothing but attachment.
Sometimes even the wisest of men and machines can be in error.
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
Remember, Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.
Well-behaved women seldom make history.
Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality.
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.
Let’s go invent tomorrow rather than worrying about what happened yesterday.
When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning they distract themselves with pleasure
The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
If we learn to open our hearts, anyone, including the people who drive us crazy, can be our teacher.
All cruelty springs from weakness.
They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.
Joy comes to us from those whom we love, even when they are absent.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
They lose the day in expectation of the night, and the night in fear of the dawn.
The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.
Joy comes to us from those whom we love, even when they are absent.
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity.
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
The secret of genius is to carry the spirit of the child into old age, which means never losing your enthusiasm.
The big secret in life is that there is no big secret. Whatever your goal, you can get there if you’re willing to work.
You simply have to put one foot in front of the other and keep going. Put blinders on and plow right ahead.
Creativity is inventing, experimenting, growing, taking risks, breaking rules, making mistakes, and having fun.
If you can't fly then run, if you can't run then walk, if you can't walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.
Day by day, what you do is who you become.
It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.
Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
My rule is that the right time is always right now.
Happiness doesn’t depend on outward conditions. It depends on inner conditions.
Another person will not hurt you without your cooperation. You are hurt the moment you believe yourself to be.
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
But life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.
You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.
To wish to be well is a part of becoming well.
But life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.
You are a little soul carrying around a corpse.
It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.
Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths.
You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.
The harder the conflict, the greater the triumph.
I have the power!
You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
Try to enjoy the great festival of life.
The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
Learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference.
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
Surely, in the light of history, it is more intelligent to hope rather than to fear, to try rather than not to try. For one thing we know beyond all doubt: Nothing has ever been achieved by the person who says, ‘It can’t be done.’
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at
If you are still breathing, you have a second chance.
Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.
Just keep in mind: the more we value things outside our control, the less control we have.
There is no genius without a touch of madness.
The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
The inner fire is the most important thing mankind possesses.
Where there is no hope, it is incumbent on us to invent it.
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
Falling is one of the ways of moving.
Decide… whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
While we wait for life, life passes.
Do not seek for things to happen the way you want them to; rather, wish that what happens happen the way it happens: then you will be happy.
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at
Only the educated are free.
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at
Only the educated are free.
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
A rational person can find peace by cultivating indifference to things outside of their control.
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love
This is the mark of perfection of character—to spend each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, laziness, or any pretending.
You will earn the respect of all if you begin by earning the respect of yourself.
Begin at once to live, and count each separate day as a separate life.
True love begins when nothing is looked for in return.
The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.
Where there's life there's hope.
It always seems impossible until it’s done.
Life is a journey, and if you fall in love with the journey, you will be in love forever.
Our thoughts make us what we are.
Language can become a screen which stands between the thinker and reality. This is the reason why true creativity often starts where language ends.
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
A healthy outside starts from the inside.
We have more possibilities available in each moment than we realize.
Nothing taught by force stays in the soul.
My rule is that the right time is always right now.
Failure comes from a failure to imagine failure.
First learn the meaning of what you say, and then speak.
Don’t let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole. Don’t try to picture everything bad that could possibly happen. Stick with the situation at hand.
My rule is that the right time is always right now.
Failure comes from a failure to imagine failure.
Don’t let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole. Don’t try to picture everything bad that could possibly happen. Stick with the situation at hand.
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
A rock pile ceases to be a rock pile the moment a single man contemplates it, bearing within him the image of a cathedral.
You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have.
What’s the greatest lesson a woman should learn? That since day one, she’s already had everything she needs within herself. It’s the world that convinced her she did not.
Productivity is being able to do things that you were never able to do before.
Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.
Nothing taught by force stays in the soul.
Those who do not weep, do not see.
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
Decide… whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.
Above all, do not lie to yourself.
If a man can reduce his needs to zero, he is truly free: there is nothing that can be taken from him; nothing can hurt him.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Only time can heal what reason cannot.
Above all, do not lie to yourself.
If a man can reduce his needs to zero, he is truly free: there is nothing that can be taken from him; nothing can hurt him.
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.
Only time can heal what reason cannot.
Do not seek for things to happen the way you want them to; rather, wish that what happens happen the way it happens: then you will be happy.
We need to remember what's important in life: friends, waffles, work. Or waffles, friends, work. Doesn't matter, but work is third.
Truth is so rare, it is delightful to tell it.
You can’t cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
Absolutely unmixed attention is prayer.
I am not afraid of storms for I am learning how to sail my ship.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Meditation practice isn’t about trying to throw ourselves away and become something better. It’s about befriending who we are already.
Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.
A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.
Love the discipline you know, and let it support you.
It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it.
Beauty remains, even in misfortune. If you just look for it, you discover more and more happiness and regain your balance.
You should keep learning…to the end of your life.
Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it.
Beauty remains, even in misfortune. If you just look for it, you discover more and more happiness and regain your balance.
You should keep learning…to the end of your life.
Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment.
Awareness, not age, leads to wisdom.
Your sacred space is where you can find yourself over and over again.
People who deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From within.
Love unlocks doors and opens windows that weren't even there before.
I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.
What we really need is to realize how little we really need.
We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.
It is so easy to overestimate the importance of one defining moment and underestimating the value of making small improvements on a daily basis.
The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.
The obstacle in the path becomes the path. Never forget, within every obstacle is an opportunity to improve our condition.
The things you run from are inside you.
The largest part of what we call ‘personality’ is determined by how we’ve opted to defend ourselves against anxiety and sadness.
Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.
Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
Autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.
Character, like a photograph, develops in darkness.
There are only two tragedies in life: one is not getting what one wants, and the other is getting it.
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.
And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, if this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.
If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.
There is the strange power we have of changing facts by the force of the imagination.
Well done is better than well said.
Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.
Procrastination is the thief of time, collar him.
The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less.
There is no easy way from the earth to the stars.
Keep some room in your heart for the unimaginable.
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
To describe my mother would be to write about a hurricane in its perfect power.
It is vain to do with more what can be done with less.
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.
Slow down, you’re doing fine.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
If you absolutely can’t tolerate critics, then don’t do anything new or interesting.
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.
Slow down, you’re doing fine.
Art is the lie that enables us to realize the truth.
If you absolutely can’t tolerate critics, then don’t do anything new or interesting.
People fall so in love with their pain, they can’t leave it behind. The same as the stories they tell. We trap ourselves.
This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.
With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.
You don’t need more to be happy, you need less distraction from what truly matters.
The scariest moment is always just before you start.
Courage is found in unlikely places.
The greatest remedy for anger is delay.
It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.
The mind, once stretched by a new idea, never returns to its original dimensions.
What’s the greater risk? Letting go of what people think – or letting go of how I feel, what I believe, and who I am?
Take care of your mind, your body will thank you. Take care of your body, your mind will thank you.
He who laughs at himself never runs out of things to laugh at
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.
Every material is only worth what we make out of it.
The things you own end up owning you.
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
Talk to someone about themselves and they’ll listen for hours.
Every material is only worth what we make out of it.
The things you own end up owning you.
One does not accumulate but eliminate. It is not daily increase but daily decrease. The height of cultivation always runs to simplicity.
A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.
Truth is a matter of the imagination.
We’re all mad here.
True love stories never have endings.
Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.
Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.
People fall so in love with their pain, they can’t leave it behind. The same as the stories they tell. We trap ourselves.
It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.
Loneliness does not come from having no people about one, but from being unable to communicate the things that seem important to oneself, or from holding certain views which others find inadmissible.
Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can’t lose.
Don’t let your imagination be crushed by life as a whole. Don’t try to picture everything bad that could possibly happen. Stick with the situation at hand.
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
Think progress, not perfection.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
Just that you do the right thing. The rest does not matter.
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant.
Think progress, not perfection.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.
Just that you do the right thing. The rest does not matter.
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power or our will.
The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.
Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.
The antidote for fifty enemies is one friend.
Shut your eyes and see.
It's as much fun to scare as to be scared.
Time is a created thing. To say “I don’t have time” is to say “I don’t want to.”
We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.
Don’t be intimidated by what you don’t know. That can be your greatest strength and ensure that you do things differently from everyone else.
The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way.
Life is a journey to be experienced, not a problem to be solved.
Try to enjoy the great festival of life.
Learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference.
Only the educated are free.
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
Learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference.
Only the educated are free.
Freedom is the only worthy goal in life. It is won by disregarding things that lie beyond our control
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.
The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.
We will fail when we fail to try.
The only way to do it is to do it.
Adventure is not outside man; it is within.
Happiness is not a goal; it is a by-product of a life well-lived.
Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.
Time you enjoy wasting, was not wasted.
The truth knocks on the door and you say, "Go away, I’m looking for the truth,’ and so it goes away. Puzzling".
Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.
Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
Sometimes the bravest and most important thing you can do is just show up.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.
A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
You will earn the respect of all if you begin by earning the respect of yourself.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
A wise man is content with his lot, whatever it may be, without wishing for what he has not.
Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.
You will earn the respect of all if you begin by earning the respect of yourself.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
The things you think about determine the quality of your mind.
I am certain of nothing but the holiness of the heart’s affections, and the truth of imagination.
Stories do not end.
The plan is to fan this spark into a flame.
Each of us is responsible for everything and to every human being.
If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.
Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.
A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials.
You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves.
Don’t spend a dollar’s worth of time on a ten-cent decision.
You act like mortals in all that you fear, and like immortals in all that you desire.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.
If a man knows not to which port he sails, no wind is favorable.
Our greatest freedom is the freedom to choose our attitude.
We are more often frightened than hurt; and we suffer more from imagination than from reality.
The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.
Curiouser and curiouser!
Self-knowledge is no guarantee of happiness, but it is on the side of happiness and can supply the courage to fight for it.
Happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.
Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.
Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.
But life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.
If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. And it is in your power to wipe out this judgment now.
First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.
And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, if this isn’t nice, I don’t know what is.
I like to say it’s an attitude of not just thinking outside the box, but not even seeing the box.
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
Let’s go invent tomorrow rather than worrying about what happened yesterday.
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.
Let’s go invent tomorrow rather than worrying about what happened yesterday.
Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
The most effective way to do it, is to do it.
The mind is its own place and in itself, can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven.
When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love
Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.
The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.
We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced.
How hurtful it can be to deny one's true self and live a life of lies just to appease others.
Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.
Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.
Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
Preparation, I have often said, is rightly two-thirds of any venture.
When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us – power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.
You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future.
Use your fear, it can take you to the place where you store your courage.
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.
Don’t spend a dollar’s worth of time on a ten-cent decision.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Use your fear, it can take you to the place where you store your courage.
Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.
Don’t spend a dollar’s worth of time on a ten-cent decision.
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.
What you do today can improve all your tomorrows.
Spirituality is not about what you believe. It is about the kind of person you are.
Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances.
Imagination will often carry us to worlds that never were. But without it, we go nowhere.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
This is the mark of perfection of character—to spend each day as if it were your last, without frenzy, laziness, or any pretending.
You have a treasure within you that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.
When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love
The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.
You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
Those who have subdued their ego understand that it doesn’t degrade you when others treat you poorly; it degrades them.
If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. And it is in your power to wipe out this judgment now.
We should always be asking ourselves - is this something that is, or is not, in my control?
Show me a man who isn’t a slave; one who is a slave to sex, another to money, another to ambition; all are slaves to hope or fear.
The things you run from are inside you.
If you are pained by any external thing, it is not this thing that disturbs you, but your own judgment about it. And it is in your power to wipe out this judgment now.
We should always be asking ourselves - is this something that is, or is not, in my control?
Show me a man who isn’t a slave; one who is a slave to sex, another to money, another to ambition; all are slaves to hope or fear.
The things you run from are inside you.
While you live - while you can - be a good man.
Laughter is the language of the soul.
Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine, and at last, you create what you will.
It is not enough to be busy; so are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
The only place where success comes before work is in the dictionary.
Think for yourself and let others enjoy the privilege of doing so too.
A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention.
Just as one candle lights another and can light thousands of other candles, so one heart illuminates another heart and can illuminate thousands of other hearts.
I promise myself that I will enjoy every minute of the day that is given me to live.
You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.
Just that you do the right thing. The rest does not matter.
You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.
Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
Decide… whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
Decide… whether or not the goal is worth the risks involved. If it is, stop worrying.
Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.
You must go on adventures to find out where you truly belong
Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.
There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.
Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.
There is a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in.
To improve is to change, so to be perfect is to have changed often.
The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.
If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.
Hope is a waking dream.
Demand not that things happen as you wish, but wish them to happen as they do, and you will go on well.
You will never get to the end of the journey if you stop to shy a stone at every dog that barks.
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.
Life could be limitless joy, if we would only take it for what it is, in the way it is given to us.
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen at once.
Life could be limitless joy, if we would only take it for what it is, in the way it is given to us.
Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become.
Time is what we want most, but what we use worst.
If you’re going through hell, keep going.
We tend to forget that happiness doesn’t come as a result of getting something we don’t have, but rather of recognizing and appreciating what we do have.
How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.
Constantly talking isn’t necessarily communicating.
Happiness is a state of activity.
The soul always knows what to do to heal itself. The challenge is to silence the mind.
The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires.
Your value will be not what you know; it will be what you share.
We don’t set out to save the world; we set out to wonder how other people are doing and to reflect on how our actions affect other people’s hearts.
Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.
Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
Life, if well lived, is long enough.
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
There’s more to life than being a passenger.
Time is a created thing. To say “I don’t have time” is to say “I don’t want to.”
We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.
The two most powerful warriors are patience and time.
There’s more to life than being a passenger.
Time is a created thing. To say “I don’t have time” is to say “I don’t want to.”
We should always allow some time to elapse, for time discloses the truth.
A single act of kindness throws out roots in all directions, and the roots spring up and make new trees.
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.
Success is only meaningful and enjoyable if it feels like your own.
Set your goals high, and don’t stop till you get there.
Nobody likes a clown at midnight.
Imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality.
You should keep learning…to the end of your life.
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
Your life does not get better by chance, it gets better by change.
When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are.
Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol, morphine or idealism.
You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather.
Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.
You have a treasure within you that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.
Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.
Nobody ever figures out what life is all about, and it doesn’t matter. Explore the world. Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough.
Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything – anger, anxiety, or possessions – we cannot be free.
You have a treasure within you that is infinitely greater than anything the world can offer.
Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be.
Small daily improvements over time lead to stunning results.
Give a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the rest of his life.
Be the person your dog thinks you are.
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.
The joy we feel has little to do with the circumstances of our lives and everything to do with the focus of our lives.
Within you, there is a stillness and a sanctuary to which you can retreat at any time and be yourself.
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
It isn’t what you have or who you are or where you are or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about it.
It is vain to do with more what can be done with less.
Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.
Life is available only in the present moment.
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.
We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart.
To live fully is to be always in no-man’s land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh.
People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.
You either walk inside your story and own it or you stand outside your story and hustle for your worthiness.
We think that the point is to pass the test or to overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart.
To live fully is to be always in no-man’s land, to experience each moment as completely new and fresh.
You are imperfect, you are wired for struggle, but you are worthy of love and belonging.
When you are present, you can allow the mind to be as it is without getting entangled in it.
Every artist was first an amateur.
Compassion directed toward oneself is true humility.
The only thing we never get enough of is love; and the only thing we never give enough of is love.
We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.
The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable.
I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.
Above all, do not lie to yourself.
Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice.
Take care of your mind, your body will thank you. Take care of your body, your mind will thank you.
Our thoughts make us what we are.
When we hate our enemies, we are giving them power over us – power over our sleep, our appetites, our blood pressure, our health, and our happiness.
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.
Let the improvement of yourself keep you so busy that you have no time to criticize others.
Everything negative – pressure, challenges – is all an opportunity for me to rise.