“When you move amidst the world of sense, free from attachment and aversion alike, there comes the peace in which all sorrows end, and you live in the wisdom of the Self.”

- Bhagavad Gita

“When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable.”

- Thich Nhat Hanh

“Peace is not made at the council table or by treaties, but in the hearts of men.”

- Herbert Clark Hoover

“Get away from the crowd when you can. Keep yourself to yourself, if only for a few hours daily.”

- Arthur Brisbane

“The men who learn endurance, are they who call the whole world, brother.”

- Charles Dickens

“Never does one feel oneself so utterly helpless as in trying to speak comfort for great bereavement. I will not try it. Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother.”

- Jane Welsh Carlyle

“I am not an adventurer by choice but by fate.” 

 - Vincent Van Gogh 

“Shelving hard decisions is the least ethical course.”

- Adrian Cadbury

“When you are happy you can forgive a great deal.”

- Diana, Princess of Wales

“Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen.”

- Ralph Waldo Emerson