“When we strive to seek what is unknown to us, we become better, braver, and more active than those who believe that the unknown cannot be found and is not worth seeking.”
Plato
“People of future generations will know much that is unknown to us, while much will remain unknown to those who live when every memory of us has faded. The world is not worth a broken penny if, someday, nothing incomprehensible remains in it.” — Lucius Annaeus Seneca
“When you understand something, life becomes easier. But when you feel something, it becomes harder. Yet for some reason, you always want to feel rather than understand!” (Yevgeny Grishkovets).
"Problems will come in waves. You can either learn to ride those waves, or they will knock you off your feet.
I like living with the ocean.
There are times when the water is calm and smooth, and there are times when the water is turbulent and powerful.
When the waves try to overwhelm you, grab your board and learn to surf!"
Brian Tracy
"Some people are as tall as mountains, others as deep as the ocean, and still others as mysterious as caves. Yet regardless of this, within each person there awaits a treasure, destined for one particular, unique individual—the one who, unafraid to embark on a journey, will conquer the mountains of prejudice, plunge into the ocean of the soul, and, finding the right key to the heart, open that very little chest containing our innermost desire." — Roman Podzorov
"On the sideboard, completely draped in lace doilies, stood three chests: a large one in the center, with smaller chests on either side.
‘Probably those very fabled treasures,’ Bill thought."
Terry Pratchett
"Sometimes the wishes you have long dreamed of begin to tumble into the casket of life, just like surprises."
Juliana Wilson
"Life itself is a miracle. And this miracle is in our hands. Life is wonderful. It is a treasure among treasures." Paul Bragg
"A treasure is everything a person has lost and neglected. A wasted minute is a sapphire. A discarded piece of bread is a glittering pearl. Strength that has not been used to benefit people is gold. If people did not lose their treasures, they would become rich. But as it is, treasures go into the earth." Maria Konopnicka, "About the Gnomes and the Orphan Marysia"
"Man is incapable of comprehending the ultimate essence of things, and the mystery of beauty is just as unfathomable as the mystery of life—perhaps even more so." Jack London, *Martin Eden*
"But the real essence of a thing is the true structure that forms the foundation or support of all its properties, which naturally flow from it." John Toland
"When you have grasped all the mysteries of life, you will long for death, for it is nothing other than yet another mystery of life."
Kahlil Gibran
"Do not listen to the holy scriptures; listen to your heart—that is the only scripture I recommend. Listen carefully, with complete awareness, and you will never go wrong."
Osho
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
"The human heart is defenseless, while a protected heart is deprived of light." Alexander Grin
"Reason never weeps; that is not its concern. And the heart never reasons—it was not given to us for that." George Sand
"All paths are the same: they lead nowhere.
Does this path have a heart? If it does, it is a good path; if it does not, it is of no use.
One path makes the journey along it joyful: no matter how far you travel, you and your path are inseparable.
Another path will make you curse your life. One path gives you strength; another destroys you."
Carlos Castaneda
"If you want to be happy, do not regret the past and do not fear the future." — Buddha
"Happiness is as fickle and unpredictable as a butterfly: when you try to catch it, it slips away from you, but if you get distracted, it will settle right into your hands." — Henry David Thoreau
"Yesterday I was clever, and so I wanted to change the world! Today I have become wise, and so I am changing myself..."
Jalaluddin Rumi
"Be lamps unto yourselves. Each person is their own refuge—who else could be a refuge? Only in our body, heart, and mind can we find the chains and suffering, but only there can we find true liberation.
We are everything that arises in our thoughts. With our thoughts, we create the world. We are all merely the consequences of what we think..."
Buddha
"What we are today is the result of yesterday's thoughts, while today's thoughts create tomorrow's life. Life is a creation of our Mind." Buddha
"Man's greatest mistake is to think that he is naturally weak and evil. Every person is naturally holy and strong. Weakness and evil are his habits, desires, and thoughts—but not his true self." Ramana Maharshi
"...there is only one Power that flows through all that exists, enlivening and sustaining it. This Power also flows ceaselessly through the human being, who directs the Neutral Divine Energy through their own desires and free will.
"Imagine, in all simplicity, how the Creator's Pure Power pours over you, for you direct It toward Good or evil through your thoughts. In this way, you will attain everything without effort or torturous deliberation! Reflect on the fact that it depends solely on your simple feelings and thoughts what this Mighty Power will bring forth—Good or evil. What incomparable power, bearing blessing or destruction, is thus placed in your hands!
"This Power will act in exact accordance with the nature of your feelings and thoughts. It acts by Itself; you need only direct It! And this happens in complete Simplicity and Guilelessness! It has been granted to each of you equally—without any distinctions whatsoever!"
Abd-ru-shin, The Grail Message "In the Light of Truth"