"Receive without conceit, release without struggle...." - Quote by Marcus Aurelius

“Is any man afraid of change? Why what can take place without change? What then is more pleasing or more suitable to the universal nature?”

“It doesn't hurt me unless I interpret its happening as harmful to me. I can choose not to.”

“Forward, as occasion offers. Never look round to see whether any shall note it.... Be satisfied with success in even the smallest matter, and think that even such a result is no trifle.”

“He thought back on his family with deep emotion and love. His conviction that he would have to disappear was, if possible, even firmer than his sister's. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful reflection until the tower clock struck three in the morning. He still saw that outside the window everything was beginning to grow light. Then, without his consent, his head sank down to the floor, and from his nostrils streamed his last weak breath.”

“I take the good with the bad, and I try to face them both with as much calm and dignity as I can muster.”

“The Master observes the world, but trusts his inner vision. He allows things to come and go. His heart is as open as the sky.”

“The best way to win is to not need to.”

“If something makes you happy in this world, you should think of what will happen to you if that thing were taken away.”

“To attain knowledge, add things every day To attain wisdom, remove things every day”