“What it lies in our power to do, it lies in our power not to do.”

- Aristotle

“Because gratification of a desire leads to the temporary stilling of the mind and the experience of the peaceful, joyful Self it’s no wonder that we get hooked on thinking that happiness comes from the satisfaction of desires. This is the meaning of the old adage, Joy is not in things, it is in us.”

- Joan Borysenko

“The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.”

- Eden Phillpotts

“Nonviolence is not a garment to be put on and off at will. Its seat is in the heart, and it must be an inseparable part of our very being.”

- Mahatma Gandhi

“The first responsibility of a leader is to define reality. The last is to say thank you. In between, the leader is a servant.”

- Max Depree

“Some people regard discipline as a chore. For me, it is a kind of order that sets me free to fly.”

- Julie Andrews

“There is a calmness to a life lived in Gratitude, a quiet joy.”

- Ralph H. Blum

“Fight with yourself, why fight with external foes? He, who conquers himself through himself, will obtain happiness.”

- Bhagwan Mahavir

“Sure I am of this, that you have only to endure to conquer. You have only to persevere to save yourselves.”

- Winston Churchill

“I sat at a table where were rich food and wine in abundance, and obsequious attendance, but sincerity and truth were not; and I went away hungry from the inhospitable board.”

- Henry David Thoreau