A happy life consists not in the absence, but in the mastery of hardships.

I'm doing many different things to prepare for the inevitable failure of one of them.

The quality of your life depends quite a bit on the quality of attention you project out onto the world.

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.

My turn shall also come: I sense the spreading of a wing.

Maybe who we are isn't so much about what we do, but rather what we're capable of when we least expect it.

Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present.

You make your life meaningful by applying meaning to it.

We suffer more often in imagination than in reality.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Judge each day not by the harvest you reap but by the seeds you plant.

If you need something from somebody, always give that person a way to hand it to you.