The real source of inner joy

"The real source of inner joy is to remain truthful and honest." ~ Dalai Lama

It is the supreme art of the teacher

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge." ~ Albert Einstein

Only those who will risk going too far

"Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go." ~ T. S. Eliot

I have decided to stick with love.

"I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear." ~ Martin Luther King

Count that day lost whose

"Count that day lost whose descending sun finds you with no good deeds done." ~ Napoleon Hill

To be rich in friends is to be poor in nothing

"To be rich in friends is to be poor in nothing." ~ Lilian Whiting

Don't find fault, find a remedy.

Don't find fault, find a remedy. ~ Henry Ford

Realize that now, in this moment of time

Realize that now, in this moment of time, you are creating. You are creating your next moment. That is what's real. ~ Sara Paddison

To succeed in life, you need two things

To succeed in life, you need two things: ignorance and confidence. ~ Mark Twain

The most precious things in life

The most precious things in life are not those you get for money. ~ Albert Einstein

Great works are performed, not by strength,

Great works are performed, not by strength, but by perseverance. ~ Samuel Johnson

"The strong take from the weak

"The strong take from the weak, but the smart take from the strong." - Unknown

Happiness depends upon ourselves

"Happiness depends upon ourselves." ~ Aristotle

Free yourself from solving other people's problems

"Free yourself from solving other people's problems. All they really want is you to listen." - Unknown

It is better to light one candle

"It is better to light one candle than to curse the darkness." ~ Chinese Proverb

I do not pray for success

"I do not pray for success, I ask for faithfulness." ~ Mother Theresa

"It's not bragging if you can back it up.

"It's not bragging if you can back it up." ~ Muhammad Ali

It is better, of course, to know

"It is better, of course, to know useless things than to know nothing." - Seneca

Some of the most significant moments

"Some of the most significant moments in your life happen without you even knowing it." ~ Alvin Law

May you be happy, may you be healthy

"May you be happy, may you be healthy, may you be free from suffering. May you move through life with grace and ease." - Unknown

Hope is necessary in every condition.

"Hope is necessary in every condition." ~ Samuel Johnson

When you are happy, you can forgive

"When you are happy, you can forgive a great deal." ~ Princess Diana Spencer

Let the beauty of what you love be

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." ~ Rumi

Silence between friends says

"Silence between friends says that one's presence is enough." ~ Dr Jack Hyles

"Love does not dominate; it cultivates.

"Love does not dominate; it cultivates." ~ JW von Goethe

When there is more gratitude,

"When there is more gratitude, there is less distrust." ~ Cheng Yen

People who claim they don't let little things bother them

"People who claim they don't let little things bother them have never tried to sleep in a room with a mosquito." - Unknown

Carry out a random act of kindness

"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward." ~ Princess Diana

Where facts are few, experts are many.

"Where facts are few, experts are many." - Donald R. Gannon

Cynicism is an unpleasant way

"Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth." - Lillian Hellman

When we are unable to find tranquility

"When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere." - Francois de La Rochefoucauld

You cannot use up creativity.

"You cannot use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have." ~ Maya Angelou

What unites all beings

"What unites all beings is their desire for happiness." ~ Dalai Lama

No legacy is so rich as honesty.

"No legacy is so rich as honesty." ~ William Shakespeare

He who wishes to secure the good of others,

"He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own." ~ Confucius

Hope is the companion of power,

"Hope is the companion of power, and mother of success; for who so hopes strongly has within him the gift of miracles." ~ Samuel Smiles

To handle yourself, use your head

"To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Mindfulness helps you

"Mindfulness helps you fall in love with the ordinary." ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

independence is happiness.

"Independence is happiness." - Susan B. Anthony

Time cools, time clarifies;

"Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours." - Mark Twain

Work saves us from three great evils

"Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need." - Voltaire

Hope changes everything:

"Hope changes everything: winter into summer, darkness into dawn, barrenness into creativity, agony into joy." ~ Daisaku Ikeda

There is no way to peace. Peace is the way.

"There is no way to peace. Peace is the way." ~ A. J. Muste

From what we get, we can make a living:

"From what we get, we can make a living: what we give, however makes a life." ~ Arthur Ashe

For it isn't enough to talk about peace

"For it isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. It isn't enough to believe in it. One must work for it." ~ Eleanor Roosevelt

the most unmitigated and courageous act

"Loving is the most unmitigated and courageous act I perform in a day." ~ Mary Anne Radmacher

What is necessary to change a person

"What is necessary to change a person is to change his awareness of himself." ~ Abraham Maslow

Have no fear of perfection

"Have no fear of perfection. You'll never reach it." ~ Salvador Dali

Sometimes, in the spaces in between

"Sometimes, in the spaces in between, there are small moments of grace." ~ Kimberly Rastin

Kindness gives birth to kindness.

"Kindness gives birth to kindness." ~ Sophocles

It's not having what you want,

"It's not having what you want, it's wanting what you've got." ~ Sheryl Crow

The most important point is to accept

"The most important point is to accept yourself and stand on your two feet." ~ Shunryu Suzuki

Love is the only force capable

"Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy to a friend." ~ Martin Luther King

A bend in the road

"A bend in the road is not the end of the road -- unless you fail to make the turn." - Unknown

Freedom is the last, best hope of earth.

"Freedom is the last, best hope of earth." ~ Abraham Lincoln

Not what we experience, but how

"Not what we experience, but how we perceive what we experience, determines our fate." ~ Marie Von Ebner-Eschenbach

Don't walk behind me, I may not lead

"Don't walk behind me, I may not lead. Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend." ~ Albert Camus

The right to be heard does not...

"The right to be heard does not automatically include the right to be taken seriously." - Hubert H. Humphrey

In matters of style, swim with the current

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock." - Thomas Jefferson

When it is not necessary to make a decision

"When it is not necessary to make a decision, it is necessary not to make a decision." - Lord Falkland

Nothing changes your opinion of a friend

"Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success - yours or his." - Franklin P. Jones

If I take care of my character,

"If I take care of my character, my reputation will take care of me." - Dwight L. Moody

Any experience can be transformed

"Any experience can be transformed into something of value." - Vash Young

Nothing's better than the wind to your back,

"Nothing's better than the wind to your back, the sun in front of you, and your friends beside you." - Aaron Douglas Trimble

"Forever is composed of nows."

"Forever is composed of nows." - Emily Dickinson

O that a man might know the end

"O that a man might know the end of this day's business ere it come!" - William Shakespeare

What does it matter how

"What does it matter how one comes by the truth so long as one pounces upon it and lives by it?" - Henry Miller

He who promises more than he is able

"He who promises more than he is able to perform, is false to himself; and he who does not perform what he has promised, is a traitor to his friend." - George Shelley

Those who face that which is actually before them,

"Those who face that which is actually before them, unburdened by the past, undistracted by the future, these are they who live, who make the best use of their lives; these are those who have found the secret of contentment." - Alban Goodier

We touch other peoples lives

"We touch other peoples lives simply by existing." - J.K. Rowling

"I pressed my soul's ear against countless doors, but never heard words as sweet as yours." ~ Rumi

“May you look back on

"May you look back on the past with as much pleasure as you look forward to the future." - Paul Dickson

The law of love could be best understood

"The law of love could be best understood and learned through little children." ~ Gandhi

"God is a circle

"God is a circle of which the center is everywhere and the circumference is nowhere." ~ Empedocles

The wise person understands

"The wise person understands that his own happiness must include the happiness of others." ~ Dennis Weaver

Every blade of grass has its angel

"Every blade of grass has its angel that bends over it and whispers, 'Grow, grow.'" ~ Talmud

Peace is our gift to each other

"Peace is our gift to each other." ~ Elie Wiesel

No valid plans for the future

"No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now." ~ Alan Watts

Listening is a magnetic thing

"Listening is a magnetic thing. The friends that really listen to us are the ones we move toward." ~ Brenda Ueland

Not everything that counts can be counted

"Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." ~ Albert Einstein

Know that it is the waves of Love

"Know that it is the waves of Love that turn the wheels of Heaven." ~ Rumi

When you do things from your soul,

"When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy." ~ Rumi

I can trust my friends

"I can trust my friends. These people force me to examine myself, encourage me to grow." ~ Cher

People do not resist change

"People do not resist change -- they resist being changed." - Unknown

Subtlety is the art of saying what you think

"Subtlety is the art of saying what you think and getting out of the way before it is understood." - Unknown

What was hard to suffer

"What was hard to suffer is sweet to remember." - Seneca

Sometimes I need what only you can provide

"Sometimes I need what only you can provide -- your absence." - Ashleigh Brilliant

A hunch is your creativity trying

"A hunch is your creativity trying to tell you something." - Unknown

Charm is the quality in others

"Charm is the quality in others that makes us more satisfied with ourselves." - Henri-Frederic Amiel

Silly things do cease to be silly

"Silly things do cease to be silly if they are done by sensible people in an impudent way." - Jane Austen

Don't worry if you're a kleptomaniac

"Don't worry if you're a kleptomaniac, you can always take something for it." - Unknown

People want peace so much

"People want peace so much that one of these days governments had better get out of the way and let them have it." - Dwight D. Eisenhower

Happiness is nothing more than...

"Happiness is nothing more than good health and a bad memory." - Albert Schweitzer

Three o'clock

"Three o'clock is always too late or too early for anything you want to do." - Jean-Paul Sartre

Drugs have taught an entire generation

"Drugs have taught an entire generation of Americans the metric system." - P. J. O'Rourke

There is no reciprocity.

"There is no reciprocity. Men love women, women love children, children love hamsters." - Alice Thomas Ellis

The secret of eternal youth

"The secret of eternal youth is arrested development." - Alice Roosevelt Longworth

I was not a child prodigy,

"I was not a child prodigy, because a child prodigy is a child who knows as much when it is a child as it does when it grows up." - Will Rogers

We live in a Newtonian world

"We live in a Newtonian world of Einsteinian physics ruled by Frankenstein logic." - David Russell

There are two ways to pass a hurdle

"There are two ways to pass a hurdle: leaping over or plowing through... There needs to be a monster truck option." - Jeph Jacques

Misquotation is, in fact, the pride

"Misquotation is, in fact, the pride and privilege of the learned. A widely- read man never quotes accurately, for the rather obvious reason that he has read too widely." - Hesketh Pearson

Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe

"Eccentricity is not, as dull people would have us believe, a form of madness. It is often a kind of innocent pride, and the man of genius and the aristocrat are frequently regarded as eccentrics because genius and aristocrat are entirely unafraid of and uninfluenced by the opinions and vagaries of the crowd." - Edith Sitwell

A person who can bring the spirit of laughter

"A person who can bring the spirit of laughter into a room is indeed blessed." - Bennett Cerf

Harmony makes small things grow

"Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay." - Sallust

Life is what we make it,

"Life is what we make it, always has been, always will be." - Grandma Moses

Night is the mother of counsels.

"Night is the mother of counsels." - George Herbert

Nothing is so perfectly amusing

"Nothing is so perfectly amusing as a total change of ideas." - Laurence Sterne

Be neither too remote nor too familiar

"Be neither too remote nor too familiar." - Prince Charles

We all carry around so much pain

"We all carry around so much pain in our hearts. Love and pain and beauty. They all seem to go together like one little tidy confusing package. It's a messy business, life. It's hard to figure--full of surprises. Some good. Some bad." - Henry Bromel

"Mistakes and disappointment

"Mistakes and disappointment make the sweet things in life that much sweeter." - Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata

The true secret of giving advice

"The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right." - Hannah Whitall Smith

Depend not on another,

"Depend not on another, but lean instead on thyself...True happiness is born of self-reliance." - The laws of Manu

You can't just ask customers

"You can't just ask customers what they want and then try to give that to them. By the time you get it built, they'll want something new." - Steve Jobs

For today and its blessings,

"For today and its blessings, I owe the world an attitude of gratitude." - Clarence E. Hodges

when you invite people to your home

"I think that when you invite people to your home, you invite them to yourself." - Oprah Winfrey

You must dare to disassociate yourself

"You must dare to disassociate yourself from those who would delay your journey... Leave, depart, if not physically, then mentally. Go your own way, quietly, undramatically, and venture toward trueness at last." - Vernon Howard

Among those whom I like or admire

"Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh." - W. H. Auden

True luck consists not in holding the best

"True luck consists not in holding the best of the cards at the table; luckiest is he who knows just when to rise and go home." - John Hay

One needs to be slow to form convictions

"One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds." - Mahatma Gandhi

If you would be a real seeker after truth

"If you would be a real seeker after truth, it is necessary that at least once in your life you doubt, as far as possible, all things." - Rene Descartes

It's not that some people have willpower

"It's not that some people have willpower and some don't. It's that some people are ready to change and others are not." - James Gordon

If thou are a master, be sometimes blind

"If thou are a master, be sometimes blind; if a servant, sometimes deaf." - Thomas Fuller

Human pain does not let go of its grip

"Human pain does not let go of its grip at one point in time. Rather, it works its way out of our consciousness over time. There is a season of sadness. A season of anger. A season of tranquility. A season of hope." - Robert Veninga

The way you define yourself as a writer

"The way you define yourself as a writer is that you write every time you have a free minute. If you didn't behave that way you would never do anything." - John Irving

I do nothing but go about persuading

"I do nothing but go about persuading you all, old and young alike, not to take thought for your persons or your properties, but and chiefly to care about the greatest improvement of the soul. I tell you that virtue is not given by money, but that from virtue comes money and every other good of man, public as well as private. This is my teaching, and if this is the doctrine which corrupts the youth, I am a mischievous person." - Socrates

Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt

"Of all afflictions, the worst is self-contempt." - Berthold Auerbach

Sometimes the laughter in mothering

"Sometimes the laughter in mothering is the recognition of the ironies and absurdities. Sometime, though, it's just pure, unthinking delight." - Barbara Schapiro

As far as the laws of mathematics

"As far as the laws of mathematics refer to reality, they are not certain; and as far as they are certain, they do not refer to reality." - Albert Einstein

A lot of people like snow.

"A lot of people like snow. I find it to be an unnecessary freezing of water." - Carl Reiner

Every failure is a step to success.

"Every failure is a step to success." - William Whewell

Rudeness is the weak man's imitation

"Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength." - Eric Hoffer

"It's better to be a lion for a day

"It's better to be a lion for a day than a sheep all your life." - Elizabeth Kenny

Be great in act, as you have been in thought

"Be great in act, as you have been in thought." - Jean Paul

"Is love supposed to last throughout all time?

"Is love supposed to last throughout all time, or is it like trains changing at random stops. If I loved her, how could I leave her? If I felt that way then, how come I don't feel anything now?" - Jeff Melvoin

Defer not till tomorrow to be wise

"Defer not till tomorrow to be wise, tomorrow's sun to thee may never rise." - William Congreve

"I'm not going to quit.

"I'm not going to quit. Why should I quit? This country is worth fighting for." - Hillary Rodham Clinton

Always work hard

"Always work hard on something uncomfortably exciting." - Larry Page

Watch out for the fellow who talks

"Watch out for the fellow who talks about putting things in order! Putting things in order always means getting other people under your control." - Denis Diderot

Love yourself first

"Love yourself first and everything else falls into line. You really have to love yourself to get anything done in this world." - Lucille Ball

Into the rose-garden

"Footfalls echo in the memory,
Down the passage which we did not take,
Towards the door we never opened
Into the rose-garden."
T. S. Eliot

Success is not final, failure is not fatal

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." - Winston Churchill

Rather than love, than money, than fame...

"Rather than love, than money, than fame, give me truth." - Henry David Thoreau

We could all take a lesson from the weather

"We could all take a lesson from the weather.  It pays no attention to criticism." ~ Unknown

If the eye does not want to see

"If the eye does not want to see, neither light nor glasses will help." ~ German proverb

One ought, every day at least

"One ought, every day at least, to hear a little song, read a good poem, see a fine picture and, if possible, speak a few reasonable words." - Sidney Goff

I have a new philosophy.

"I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time." - Charles M. Schulz

The rule is perfect:

"The rule is perfect: in all matters of opinion our adversaries are insane." - Mark Twain

There is hopeful symbolism

"There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum." - Arthur C. Clarke

If all the world's a stage,

"If all the world's a stage, I want to operate the trap door." - Paul Beatty

If you want a thing done well

"If you want a thing done well, do it yourself." - Napoleon Bonaparte

I praise loudly. I blame softly.

"I praise loudly. I blame softly." - Catherine the Great

Dreams will get you nowhere

"Dreams will get you nowhere, a good kick in the pants will take you a long way." - Baltasar Gracian

If you refuse to be made straight

"If you refuse to be made straight when you are green, you will not be made straight when you are dry." - African proverb

Think like a wise man

"Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people." - William Butler Yeats

The most important thing in life

"The most important thing in life is to learn how to give out love, and to let it come in." - Morrie Schwartz

Language exerts hidden power

"Language exerts hidden power, like a moon on the tides." - Rita Mae Brown

Don't be afraid to take a big step

"Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps." - David Lloyd George

If you have no confidence in self

"If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started." - Marcus Garvey

When you wallow with pigs

"When you wallow with pigs, you should expect to get dirty." - Unknown

A little nonsense now and then

"A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men." - Anonymous

"There must be more to life than having everything." - Maurice Sendak

The height of cleverness

"The height of cleverness is to be able to conceal it." - Francois de La Rochefoucauld

I respect faith

"I respect faith, but doubt is what gets you an education." - Wilson Mizner

There are people who, instead of listening

"There are people who, instead of listening to what is being said to them, are already listening to what they are going to say themselves." - Albert Guinon

Talking much about oneself

"Talking much about oneself can also be a means to conceal oneself." - Friedrich Nietzsche

Talent does what it can

"Talent does what it can; genius does what it must." - Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton

We must be willing to let go

"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us." - E. M. Forster

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap

"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant." - Robert Louis Stevenson

Kindness is in our power

"Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not." - Samuel Johnson

Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence

"Music is the wine that fills the cup of silence." - Robert Fripp

Do not anticipate trouble

"Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight." - Benjamin Franklin

Nothing of me is original

"Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everybody I've ever known." - Chuck Palahniuk

The body is shaped, disciplined, honored,

"The body is shaped, disciplined, honored, and in time, trusted." - Martha Graham

Each decision we make, each action we take

"Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention." - Sharon Salzberg

Throughout life, one does not miss

"Throughout life, one does not miss any chance to hold onto the things that are really precious, if one is truly wise." - Ed Greenwood

"When you go to buy, use your eyes--not your ears." - Czech Proverb

All appears to change when we change

"All appears to change when we change." - Henri-Frederic Amiel

To avoid criticism: do nothing,

"To avoid criticism: do nothing, say nothing, be nothing." - Elbert Hubbard

Guard well within yourself that treasure

"Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness." - George Sanders

All my possessions for a Moment of time

"All my possessions for a Moment of time." - Elizabeth I

Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate

"Maybe our mistakes are what make our fate. Without them, what would shape our lives? Perhaps, if we never veered off course, we wouldn't fall in love or have babies or be who we are." - Michael Patrick King

Although the world is full of suffering

"Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it." - Helen Keller

Humility is no substitute

"Humility is no substitute for a good personality." - Fran Lebowitz

Just think of the tragedy

"Just think of the tragedy of teaching children not to doubt." - Clarence Darrow

To see what is right, and not to do it

"To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle." - Confucius

To err is dysfunctional

"To err is dysfunctional, to forgive co-dependent." - Berton Averre

I don't know half of you

"I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve." - J. R. R. Tolkien

We always long for the forbidden things

"We always long for the forbidden things, and desire what is denied us." - Francois Rabelais

I show up. I listen. I try to laugh.

"I show up. I listen. I try to laugh." - Anna Quindlen

I cannot and will not cut my conscience

"I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions." - Lillian Hellman

Only solitary men know the full joys

"Only solitary men know the full joys of friendship. Others have their family; but to a solitary and an exile, his friends are everything." - Willa Cather

"It is not necessary to understand things in order to argue about them." - Pierre Beaumarchais

It is difficult to get a man to understand

"It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his job depends on not understanding it." - Upton Sinclair

The only thing that overcomes hard luck

"The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work." - Harry Golden

Any fool can criticize

"Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain - and most fools do." - Dale Carnegie

There are two ways to slide easily

"There are two ways to slide easily through life; to believe everything or to doubt everything. Both ways save us from thinking." - Alfred Korzybski

I am among those who think

"I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he is also a child placed before natural phenomena which impress him like a fairy tale." - Marie Curie

"Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

For they conquer who believe they can

"For they conquer who believe they can." - John Dryden

Change your thoughts

"Change your thoughts, and you change your world." - Norman Vincent Peale

A large income is the best recipe

"A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of." - Jane Austen

For myself I am an optimist

"For myself I am an optimist - it does not seem to be much use being anything else." - Sir Winston Churchill

In the end, you'll know

"In the end, you'll know which people really love you. They're the ones who see you for who you are and, no matter what, always find a way to be at your side." - Randy K. Milholland

Seduction isn't making someone

"Seduction isn't making someone do what they don't want to do. Seduction is enticing someone into doing what they secretly want to do already." - Unknown

As I get older, I've learned to listen

"As I get older, I've learned to listen to people rather than accuse them of things." - Po Bronson

You can learn as much - or more

"You can learn as much - or more - from one glance at a private space as you can from hours of exposure to a public face." - Malcolm Gladwell

Be careful when you stretch the truth

"Be careful when you stretch the truth-- eventually it will snap back at you." - Unknown

Maturity is achieved

"Maturity is achieved when a person postpones immediate pleasures for long-term values." - Joshua Loth Liebman

People are just about as happy

"People are just about as happy as they make up their minds to be." - Abraham Lincoln

Happiness consists in activity

"Happiness consists in activity; such as the constitution of our nature; it is a running stream, and not a stagnant pool." - Anonymous

Whoever said 'it doesn't matter...'

"Whoever said 'it doesn't matter if you win or lose' probably lost." - Unknown

You can't milk a cow you don't have

"You can't milk a cow you don't have." - Unknown

Some of the most devastating things

"Some of the most devastating things that happen to you will teach you the most." - Ellen DeGeneres

We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves

"We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves." - Eric Hoffer

We are all apt to believe

"We are all apt to believe what the world believes about us." - George Eliot

I have found power in the mysteries

"I have found power in the mysteries of thought." - Euripides

I care not so much what I am

"I care not so much what I am to others as what I am to myself." - Michel de Montaigne

The cure for boredom is curiosity

"The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity." - Dorothy Parker

"Learn to... be what you are

"Learn to... be what you are, and learn to resign with a good grace all that you are not." - Henri Frederic Amiel

Never let your sense of morals

"Never let your sense of morals get in the way of doing what's right." - Isaac Asimov

Be honorable yourself

"Be honorable yourself if you wish to associate with honorable people." - Welsh proverb

a misuse of imagination

"Worry is a misuse of imagination." - Dan Zadra