It is the secret of the world that all things subsist and do not die, but retire a little from sight and afterwards return again.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

The essence of philosophy is that we should live so that our happiness depends as little as possible on external causes.

Epictetus

But I deal with this by meditating and by understanding I've been put on the planet to serve humanity. I have to remind myself to live simply and not overindulge, which is a constant battle in a material world.

Sandra Cisneros

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

Marcel Proust

The reason why we have two ears and only one mouth is so we might listen more and talk less.

Zeno of Citium

To have faith is to trust yourself to the water. When you swim you don't grab hold of the water, because if you do you will sink and drown. Instead you relax, and float.

Alan Watts