inhabitants

The inhabitants of the earth are of two sorts: those with brains, but no religion, and those with religion, but no brains.

Al-Ma'arri, 973-1058 CE

lost

I have already lost touch with a couple of people I used to be.

Joan Didion, 'On Keeping a Notebook'

control

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

George Orwell

decision

A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.

Paulo Coelho

magic

You know what the issue is with this world? Everyone wants a magical solution to their problem, and everyone refuses to believe in magic.

Mad Hatter, "Alice in Wonderland"

if

If you understand everything, you must be misinformed.

Japanese proverb

begins

Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.

Harriet Tubman

no one

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Eleanor Roosevelt

tolerant

Be tolerant of those who are lost on their path. Ignorance, conceit, anger, jealousy and greed stem from a lost soul. Pray that they will find guidance.

Elder Wisdom

plant

Plant a garden in which strange plants grow and mysteries bloom.

Ken Kesey

soul

The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.

Marcus Aurelius

away

Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know.

Pema Chodron

castles

If you have built castles in the air, you work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them.

Henry David Thoreau

miracle

The miracle is this: the more we share, the more we have.

Leonard Nimoy

value

Your value does not decrease based on someone's inability to see your worth.

Anonymous

never

Never give up on what you really want to do. The person with big dreams is more powerful than one with all the facts.

Albert Einstein

fear

Often the fear of falling keeps us from jumping into the unknown. However, more often than not, its the very risk that will save us.

Luanne Dietz

generosity

Generosity is the most natural outward expression of an inner attitude of compassion and loving-kindness.

The Dalai Lama XIV

peace

Inner peace begins the moment you choose not to allow another person or event to control your emotions.

David Avocado Wolfe

eye

The eye should learn to listen before it looks.

Robert Frank

never

You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.

C.S. Lewis

not

We are not on this planet to ask forgiveness of our deities.

Scott Cunningham

come

So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never plannd. and your heart will fly on wings...forever...

J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan: Fairy Tales

heaven

Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads.

Henry David Thoreau, Walden

if

If you believe it will work out, you'll see opportunities. If you believe it won't you will see obstacles.

Wayne Dyer

destroyed

The world will not be destroyed by those who do evil, but by those who watch them without doing anything.

Albert Einstein

listen

Listen to many, speak to a few.

William Shakespeare

dusk

Dusk is the time when men whisper of matters about which they remain silent in the full light of the sun.

Simon Raven

gratitude

It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up.

Eckhart Tolle

discovery

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.

Marcel Proust