What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
Confucius
And when they played they really played. And when they worked they really worked.
Dr. Seuss
Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.
Confucius
The place to improve the world is first in one’s own heart and head and hands.
Robert M. Pirsig
I don’t mind what happens. That is the essence of inner freedom.
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Everything that happens to you is a form of instruction if you pay attention.
Robert Greene
The less you try to impress, the more peaceful you can be.
Maxime Lagacé
Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.
Confucius
Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?
Lao Tzu
Every experience is a lesson. Every loss is a gain.
Sathya Sai Baba
In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.
Shunryu Suzuki
To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss.
Bodhidharma
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
Lao Tzu
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus.
Bruce Lee
The first and the best victory is to conquer self.
Plato
All things are difficult before they are easy.
Thomas Fuller
Your mind wants control. Life wants change.
Maxime Lagacé
Roads were made for journeys not destinations.
Confucius
Now I know what success is: living your truth, sharing it.
Kamal Ravikant
In the highest level a man has the look of knowing nothing.
Yamamoto Tsunetomo
If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.
Sun Tzu
Truth makes you rise to new heights, no matter where you are.
Kamal Ravikant
Wise men don’t judge: they seek to understand.
Wei Wu Wei
These mountains that you are carrying, you were only supposed to climb.
Najwa Zebian
Yesterday is not ours to recover, but tomorrow is ours to win or lose.
Lyndon B. Johnson
It is easy to believe we are each waves and forget we are also the ocean.
Jon J. Muth
Emptiness which is conceptually liable to be mistaken for sheer nothingness is in fact the reservoir of infinite possibilities.
D.T. Suzuki
In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity.
Sun Tzu
Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that’s exactly the way we want it to be.
Bob Dylan
Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.
Thich Nhat Hanh
When thoughts arise, then do all things arise. When thoughts vanish, then do all things vanish.
Huang Po
The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.
Confucius
Only the hand that erases can write the true thing.
Meister Eckhart
Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him?
Zhuangzi
Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish your opinions.
Seng-ts’an
One loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them.
Masanobu Fukuoka