Life and Existence

I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer.

I love my past. I love my present. I'm not ashamed of what I've had, and I'm not sad because I have it no longer.

They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live.

To fill the hour, and leave no crevice ... that is happiness.

He who is plenteously provided for from within, needs but little from without.

The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

If you surrender completely to the moments as they pass, you live more richly those moments.

I can usually judge a fellow by what he laughs at.

Happiness is that state of consciousness which proceeds from the achievement of one's values.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her. But once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.

We have to understand that the world can only be grasped by action, not by contemplation. The hand is more important than the eye... The hand is the cutting edge of the mind.

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.

Man is the only creature that refuses to be what he is.

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead.

One's real life is often the life that one does not lead.

The secret of living is to find...the pivot of a concept on which you can make your stand.

The secret of living is to find...the pivot of a concept on which you can make your stand.

Explore your higher latitudes . . . be a Columbus to whole new continents and worlds within you, open new channels, not of trade but of thought.

The more you listen to the voice within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.

We can chart our future clearly and wisely only when we know the path which has led to the present.