“A human being is part of a whole called by us ‘the universe’, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.”

Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

"It is when you give of yourself that you truly give."
Kahlil Gibran

"To serve is beautiful, but only if it is done with joy, a whole heart, and a free mind."

(Pearl S. Buck)

"The air smelled of sun-warmed bark and apple buds raring to blossom and get on with life.  Overhead, a million baby leaves danced in the breeze."

Kathy Reichs

"It is sometimes a mistake to make the climb; it is always a mistake never even to make the attempt. If you climb, you can either succeed or fall. But there is a third option: Sometimes when you fall, you find out you can fly."
 –NG
(via Benjamin LaBrot, founder of Floating Doctors)

"The triumph of anything is a matter of organization."
Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
 

"You can fool just about anyone, but the easiest one to fool is yourself."  (Richard Feynman)

"Quiet people have the loudest minds."
~Stephen Hawking

"You have to leave the city of your comfort and go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself"

~ Alan Alda

"We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is 
waiting for us."

--Joseph Campbell

It is never too late to be what you might have been.

-- George Eliot (1819-1880)

“Take care of your body with steadfast fidelity. The soul must see through these eyes alone, and if they are dim, the whole world is clouded.” 
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"A person is only as big as the dream they dare to live."

-- Unknown

"That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong."

 

~William J. H. Boetcker

'I know nothing with any certainty, but the sight of the stars makes me dream.'
~ Vincent Van Gogh

"I like to live like a poor man with lots of money." ~ Picasso

"When you drink the water, you think of where the water comes from."
~ Chinese saying

"All know the way, but few actually walk it."
~ Bodhidharma

"My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we'll change the world."
~ Jack Layton

"Knowledge is not enough, we must apply."
~ Goethe