Even with a small bank account, the one who is contented finds himself with great wealth.
Success is a journey not a destination. The doing is usually more important
than the outcome. Not everyone can be Number 1.
The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults.
The world is your garden from which you remove weeds of doubt and replace them with seeds of hope.
One of my most productive days was throwing away 1000 lines of code.
I existed from all eternity and, behold, I am here; and I shall exist till the end of time, for my being has no end.
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
Mastery isn't reserved for the supertalented. It's available to anyone who is willing to get on the path and stay on it- regardless of age, sex, or previous experience.
The deepest sin against the human mind is to believe things without evidence.
Sit quietly doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself.
Money has its uses, but it is limited. Among worldly powers and possessions, there are, doubtless, good things, but they are limited. However, from a Buddhist viewpoint, mental development will continue from life to life, because the nature of the mind is such that if certain mental qualities are developed on a sound basis, they always remain and, not only that, can increase. In fact, once properly developed, good qualities of mind eventually increase infinitely. Therefore spiritual practice brings both long-term happiness and more inner strength day by day.
There is only one success - to be able to spend your life in your own way.
I used to be Irish Catholic. Now I am an American - you know, you grow.
It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.
If you can see and accept that you create your own stress according to how you are responding, you will then see that there is something you need to unlearn as well as learn. The old response needs to be unlearned, and a new response needs to be learned.
