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

Ralph Waldo Emerson

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.

Plato

There are more important things in life than winning or losing a game.

Lionel Messi

Chanting is no more holy than listening to the murmur of a stream, counting prayer beads no more scared than simply breathing, religious robed no more spiritual than work clothes.

Lao Tzu

Life is creation; self and circumstances, the raw material.

Dorothy Richardson

Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world.

Miyamoto Musashi