When you have to make a choice, and don’t make it, that is in itself a choice.
William James
Things do not change; we change
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862), Walden (1970)
Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it.
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Happiness arises in a state of peace, not of tumult.
Ann Radcliffe The Mysteries of Udolfo, 1764
What is the meaning of Life? To be happy and useful.
HH The Dalai Lama
In your life, do anything you want. But whatever you do, see that you fulfil these two conditions: to not hurt anybody, and to bring at least some benefit to somebody.
Sri Swami Satchidananda