There is no duty we so much underrate as the duty of being happy. By being happy we sow anonymous benefits upon the world.”
— Robert Louis Stevenson

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.”
— Buddha

Far and away the best prize that life has to offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”
— Theodore Roosevelt

Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go; they merely determine where you start.”
— Nido Qubein

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.”
— Mother Teresa

What I’ve come to learn is that the world is never saved in grand messianic gestures, but in the simple accumulation of gentle, soft, almost invisible acts of compassion.” — Chris Abani

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.”
— Lao Tzu

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”
— Marcel Proust

Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work.” — Gustave Flaubert