Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.

“when you came you cried and everybody smiled with joy; when you go smile and let the world cry for you.”
― Rabindranath Tagore

Success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has overcome.

“The Little Boy and the Old Man

Said the little boy, "Sometimes I drop my spoon."
Said the old man, "I do that too."
The little boy whispered, "I wet my pants."
I do that too," laughed the little old man.
Said the little boy, "I often cry."
The old man nodded, "So do I."
But worst of all," said the boy, "it seems
Grown-ups don't pay attention to me."
And he felt the warmth of a wrinkled old hand.
I know what you mean," said the little old man.”
― Shel Silverstein

“All seasons are beautiful for the person who carries happiness within.”

“Peace cannot be kept by force; it can only be achieved by understanding.”

“We've all got both light and dark inside us. What matters is the part we choose to act on. That's who we really are.”

Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings.

Simplicity, clarity, singleness: These are the attributes that give our lives power and vividness and joy as they are also the marks of great art. They seem to be the purpose of God for his whole creation.

Put your heart, mind, and soul into even your smallest acts. This is the secret of success.

Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.

Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

“Remember, your wishes are on the ways God created. If you miss the way, you are automatically missing that great treasure! Be on the way of the Lord and your wishes will meet you at a chosen junction!”

“Blessed is he who has learned to admire but not envy, to follow but not imitate, to praise but not flatter, and to lead but not manipulate.”

Man has two great spiritual needs. One is for forgiveness. The other is for goodness.

Appreciating someone is not that difficult. You just need to remember to express your appreciation when the opportunity arises. But how many of us remember to do so?

Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.

For to be free is not merely to cast off one's chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.

Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind

“Be careful not to mistake insecurity and inadequacy for humility! Humility has nothing to do with the insecure and inadequate! Just like arrogance has nothing to do with greatness!”

Our greatest happiness does not depend on the condition of life in which chance has placed us, but is always the result of a good conscience, good health, occupation, and freedom in all just pursuits.

Whatever we are waiting for - peace of mind, contentment, grace, the inner awareness of simple abundance - it will surely come to us, but only when we are ready to receive it with an open and grateful heart.

The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness.