We won’t be distracted by comparison if we’re captivated with purpose.
A journey of 1000 miles begins with one step.
Just as the good life is something beyond the pleasant life, the meaningful life is beyond the good life.
Ad astra per aspera. Translated: “to the stars through difficulties”.
The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade you do not expect to sit.
The meaning of life is to live a meaningful life.
The meaning of life is to see.
Do not be proud of wealth, people, relations and friends, or youth. All these are snatched by time in the blink of an eye. Giving up this illusory world, know and attain the Supreme.
Faber est suae quisque fortunae. Each man is the architect of his own fate.
Peace is the simplicity of heart, serenity of mind, tranquility of soul, the bond of love.
Go after what it is that creates meaning in your life and then trust yourself to handle the stress that follows.
We are what we think.
Life is a gift. Never take it for granted.
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
There are essentially two questions in life – a spiritual question and a material question. The spiritual question is ‘Who am I?’ The material question is ‘What am I to do with my life?’ One leads to the other.
Whatever we are, whatever we make of ourselves, is all we will ever have – and that, in its profound simplicity, is the meaning of life.
The secret to your existence is right in front of you. It manifests itself as all those things you know you should do, but are avoiding.
It’s a luxury to pursue what makes you happy; it’s a moral obligation to pursue what you find meaningful.
To stand up straight with your shoulders back is to accept the terrible responsibility of life, with eyes wide open. It means deciding to voluntarily transform the chaos of potential into the realities of habitable order.
I wish it need not have happened in my time,’ said Frodo. ‘So do I,’ said Gandalf, ’and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.