“There is no key to open the heart of another – except curiosity.”

“True happiness, we are told, consists in getting out of one’s self; but the point is not only to get out – you must stay out; and to stay out you must have some absorbing errand.”

“Do not ruin today with mourning tomorrow.”

“If you think you are beaten, you areIf you think you dare not, you don’t,If you like to win, but you think you can’tIt is almost certain you won’t.If you think you’ll lose, you’re lostFor out of the world we find,Success begins with a fellow’s willIt’s all in the state of mind.If you think you are outclassed, you areYou’ve got to think high to rise,You’ve got to be sure of yourself beforeYou can ever win a prize.Life’s battles don’t always goTo the stronger or faster man,But soon or late the man who winsIs the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!”

“In the end, just three things matter:How well we have livedHow well we have lovedHow well we have learned to let go”

“Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind.”

“You might be tempted to avoid the messiness of daily living for the tranquility of stillness and peacefulness. This of course would be an attachment to stillness, and like any strong attachment, it leads to delusion. It arrests development and short-circuits the cultivation of wisdom.”

“Do every act of your life as though it were the very last act of your life.”