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Here are 1650+ quotes you can use for ideas and inspiration for The Peace of Mind Project.
Thank you,
Maxime
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The goal of life is living in agreement with nature. Zeno of Citium
Man conquers the world by conquering himself. Zeno of Citium
Extravagance is its own destroyer. Zeno of Citium
A bad feeling is a commotion of the mind repugnant to reason, and against nature. Zeno of Citium
Steel your sensibilities, so that life shall hurt you as little as possible. Zeno of Citium
It is in virtue that happiness consists, for virtue is the state of mind which tends to make the whole of life harmonious. Zeno of Citium
That which exercises reason is more excellent than that which does not exercise reason. Zeno of Citium
Follow where reason leads. Zeno of Citium
Life taught me love is risky. Death taught me to love even more. Maxime Lagacé
Life’s too mysterious to take too serious. Mary Engelbreit
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. Helen Keller
Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner. Lao Tzu
The one thing that I keep learning over and over again is that I don’t know nothing. I mean, that’s my life lesson. Dwayne Johnson
Don’t wait for a Guru. Your life is your Guru. Krishna Das
The only beautiful path is the one you create. Maxime Lagacé
It’s never too late to reinvent yourself. Marc Russell Scarioni
Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of others, instead, seek what they sought. Matsuo Basho
It’s not a loss, it’s a lesson.
One of my biggest lessons in life is, we heal at the speed of our forgiveness. Romany Malco
The chief danger in life is that you may take too many precautions. Alfred Adler
The only game worth playing is the one where you take nothing for granted. Maxime Lagacé
The biggest lesson is to keep going and almost never look back. Maxime Lagacé
We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking. Santosh Kalwar
Do what is right, not what is easy nor what is popular. Roy T. Bennett
Everyone has a lesson to teach you. Lex Fridman
A little foolishness, enough to enjoy life, and a little wisdom to avoid the errors, that will do. Osho
Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed. Alexander Pope
Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create. Roy T. Bennett
All you have to do is pay attention: lessons always arrive when you are ready. Paulo Coelho
When it hurts – observe. Life is trying to teach you something. Anita Krizzan
You can’t find peace if you expect life to be easy. Maxime Lagacé
Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while you could miss it. Ferris Bueller
Being positive is a sign of intelligence. Maxime Lagacé
Small steps motivate. Big steps overwhelm. Maxime Lagacé
The most important thing is to look ahead. The past is your anchor. Maxime Lagacé
Problems are not stop signs, they are guidelines. Robert Schuller
I am thankful to all who said no to me. It is because of them that I’m doing it myself. Albert Einstein
Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. Maya Angelou
Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love. Rumi
Mix a little foolishness with your serious plans. It is lovely to be silly at the right moment. Horace
Give every day the chance to become the most beautiful day of your life. Mark Twain
Choose to be optimistic, it feels better. Dalai Lama
Positivity precedes success. Maxime Lagacé
Enjoying the ride to happiness, is happiness. Maxime Lagacé
Life is a mountain. Your goal is to find your path, not to reach the top. Maxime Lagacé
Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead. Charles Bukowski
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards. Søren Kierkegaard
Three things in life – your health, your mission, and the people you love. That’s it. Naval Ravikant
Life is from the inside out. When you shift on the inside, life shifts on the outside. Kamal Ravikant
Difficult and meaningful will always bring more satisfaction than easy and meaningless. Maxime Lagacé
Life is too important to be taken seriously. Oscar Wilde
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life. Omar Khayyam
The realization that life is absurd cannot be an end, but only a beginning. Albert Camus
Life is a book you write, not a movie you watch. Maxime Lagacé
Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking. Marcus Aurelius
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. Confucius
Think new thoughts and you will change your mind. Change your mind and you will change your life. Maxime Lagacé
Don’t search for the meaning of life. Simply be present for the people you love. Maxime Lagacé
You are not what you want to be. You are what you do daily. Maxime Lagacé
Take a deep breath and just let go. Find that peace that you already know.
Inner peace is a treasure rare. A state of mind beyond compare.
It’s there within, it’s always been. A well of calm, a peaceful grin.
Life gets better when you stop caring about everything. Maxime Lagacé
The cost for the good life is giving up comfort. Maxime Lagacé
The first step to life is to try. The second is to learn. The third is to share. Maxime Lagacé
Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Steve Jobs
Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify. Henry David Thoreau
Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. Ralph Waldo Emerson
The purpose of life is to believe, to hope, and to strive. Indira Gandhi
Life is not accumulation, it’s about contribution. Stephen R. Covey
Life is a tree. Your mind is the roots and who you become is the fruits. Maxime Lagacé
Life does not have to be perfect to be wonderful. Annette Funicello
Be pleasantly surprised by everything that happens. Life is more fun that way. Lex Fridman
A secret to life: Know that none of this matters, and yet… live as if every single moment does. Kamal Ravikant
Life is short, precious, and beautiful. Don’t waste it on petty things. Maxime Lagacé
Happiness is an inside job. William Arthur Ward
Happiness comes from peace. Peace comes from indifference. Naval Ravikant
Happiness is a state where nothing is missing. Naval Ravikant
He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe. Marcus Aurelius
Life gets better when you accept more and reject less. Maxime Lagacé
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for. Joseph Addison
Happiness requires lightness. Maxime Lagacé
You can only have bliss if you don’t chase it. Henepola Gunaratana
Difficult roads often leads to beautiful destinations. Unknown
True happiness is not attained through self-gratification, but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Helen Keller
Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time. Marthe Troly-Curtin
Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes. Charles Dickens
The truly wise and happy are never rushed. Maxime Lagacé
Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy. Guillaume Apollinaire
That’s your unlimited desires that are clouding your peace, your happiness. Naval Ravikant
Happiness? That’s nothing more than health and a poor memory. Albert Schweitzer
Seek it outside and you’ll be exhausted. Seek it inside and you’ll find a path. Maxime Lagacé
Stop being busy. Start being present. Maxime Lagacé
Happiness requires acceptance. Maxime Lagacé
Happiness is inversely correlated with desire.
Truly happy people don’t need to show others that they are. Maxime Lagacé
Everything is a gift of the universe – even joy, anger, jealously, frustration, or separateness. Everything is perfect either for our growth or our enjoyment. Ken Keyes Jr
People don’t notice whether it’s winter or summer when they’re happy. Anton Chekhov
It is more fitting for a man to laugh at life than to lament over it. Seneca
The unhappy seek. The happy enjoy. Maxime Lagacé
Gratitude turns what we have into enough. Aesop
If the only prayer you said in your whole life was “thank you” that would suffice. Meister Eckhart
Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty. Doris Day
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. Henry David Thoreau
Stop now. Enjoy the moment. It’s now or never. Maxime Lagacé
Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. Hansa proverb
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. Aesop
The world gives you way more than you ever give it. Kamal Ravikant
Gratitude is what you feel when you want what you already have. James Clear
I thank everything, because everything teaches me something. Maxime Lagacé
Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk. Rumi
Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart. Seneca
Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude. Confucius
Appreciation is a wonderful thing. It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. Voltaire
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not. Epicurus
Doing nothing is sometimes one of the highest of the duties of man. G.K. Chesterton
Some of us think holding on makes us strong but sometimes it is letting go. Herman Hesse
Sometimes letting things go is an act of far greater power than defending or hanging on. Eckhart Tolle
Give up your attachment to having things your way. Iyanla Vanzant
Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. Lao Tzu
A rational person can find peace by cultivating indifference to things outside of their control. Naval Ravikant
There are two ways to be. One is at war with reality and the other is at peace. Byron Katie
No drives, no compulsions, no needs, no attractions; when your affairs are under control you are free. Zhuangzi
Let go of becoming but never let go of taking action. Stop expecting and start living. Maxime Lagacé
Anyone who enjoys inner peace is no more broken by failure than he is inflated by success. Matthieu Ricard
Become comfortable with not knowing. Eckhart Tolle
Choose the non-emotional response to any given situation and see how much easier your life becomes. Naval Ravikant
The way of love is the way of no-expectation. Love exists only when there is a total acceptance and no desire to change anything. Osho
Life moves on and so should we. Spencer Johnson
Take a step back and realize most things are distractions. Maxime Lagacé
You can’t be happy if you’re not peaceful. You can’t be peaceful if you don’t let go. Maxime Lagacé
Just keep in mind: the more we value things outside our control, the less control we have. Epictetus
Accept what is, let go of what was, have faith in what will be. Sonia Ricotti
By letting go of the banana, the monkey becomes a monk. Swami Sarvapriyananda
To resist change, to try to cling to life, is like holding your breath. Alan Watts
Just as a mighty boulder stirs not with the wind, so the wise are never moved either by praise or blame. The Dhammapada
Don’t seek, don’t search, don’t ask, don’t knock, don’t demand – relax. Osho
The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength. Marcus Aurelius
Enjoy what you can and ignore the rest. Let’s not waste any energy fighting things that are outside our control. Paulo Coelho
Without desire there is stillness, and the world settles by itself. Lao Tzu
Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Eckhart Tolle
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
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. Lao Tzu
Intelligence consists in ignoring things that are irrelevant. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Don’t hope that events will turn out the way you want, welcome events in whichever way they happen: this is the path to peace. Epictetus
There is a huge amount of freedom that comes to you when you take nothing personally. Don Miguel Ruiz
Celebration is my attitude, unconditional to what life brings. Osho
A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone. Henry David Thoreau
Learning to live is learning to let go. Sogyal Rinpoche
If you reject unfounded blame, you must also reject unjustified praise. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Learning to let go is learning to accept. Maxime Lagacé
Don’t try to force anything. Let life be a deep let-go. Osho
Some things can only be grasped by letting go.
Feelings are just visitors. Let them come and go. Mooji
Cease striving. Then there will be transformation. Zhuangzi
Have a mind that is open to everything, and attached to nothing. Tilopa
Whatever comes, don’t push it away. When it goes, do not grieve. Mooji
If you let go a little you will have a little peace. If you let go a lot you will have a lot of peace. Ajahn Chah
The beautiful journey of today can only begin when we learn to let go of yesterday. Steve Maraboli
Letting go doesn’t mean you give up. It means you keep going but you’re not attached to the outcome. Maxime Lagacé
Knowledge is learning something every day. Wisdom is letting go of something every day. Zen proverb
Letting go is not weak. It’s being wise, courageous, and strong. Maxime Lagacé
I love those who can smile in trouble. Leonardo da Vinci
The quieter you become the more you are able to hear. Rumi
All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone. Blaise Pascal
A fool is known by his speech; and a wise man by silence. Pythagoras
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. Francis Bacon
Noise creates illusions. Silence brings truth. Maxime Lagacé
If there were a little more silence, if we all kept quiet…maybe we could understand something. Federico Fellini
The good and the wise lead quiet lives. Euripides
Silence is a source of great strength. Lao Tzu
Time and silence are the most luxurious things today. Tom Ford
There is something terribly wrong with a culture inebriated by noise and gregariousness. George Steiner
People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own soul. Carl Jung
Do you want to change the world? Then change yourself first. Do you want to change yourself? Then remain completely silent inside the silence-sea. Sri Chinmoy
Relax. Seriously. Ryan Holiday
Detach from the mind. Detach from tension. Come into the present. Maxime Lagacé
Relax. It’s only a game. Thich Nhat Hanh
Relax and take a deep breath. No one else knows what they’re doing either. Ricky Gervais
Relax. Nothing is under control. Adi Da
A compassionate person creates a warm, relaxed atmosphere of welcome and understanding around him. Dalai Lama
Lower your standards and relax as it is. Pema Chödrön
Relaxation: the art of zooming out. Maxime Lagacé
Learn to relax. Your body is precious, as it houses your mind and spirit. Inner peace begins with a relaxed body. Norman Vincent Peale
Do your best and then relax. Let things go on in a natural way, rather than force them. Paramahansa Yogananda
Your mind wanting more is the problem. Your understanding, awareness and indifference are the solution. Maxime Lagacé
Chill out, relax, and have an open mind. George Noory
Your calm mind is the ultimate weapon against your challenges. So relax. Bryant McGill
When you are relaxed you become porous. When you are tense you are closed. Osho
Relax your face, shoulders and belly. A relaxed body leads to a relaxed mind. Maxime Lagacé
Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are. Chinese proverb
If you relax, it comes. If you relax, it is there. If you relax, you start vibrating with it. Osho
Relax. One bad chapter does not mean it’s the end of the book. Paulo Coelho
Stress doesn’t exist in nature. Only in your mind. Maxime Lagacé
Sleep fully, then work intensely. Focus deeply, then relax completely. Give each phase your full attention. James Clear
Relax and let go of any tension. Rhonda Byrne
The mind must be given relaxation‚ it will rise improved and sharper after a good break. Seneca
We are always in transition. If you can just relax with that, you’ll have no problem. Chogyam Trungpa
When we understand the truth of uncertainty and relax, we become free. Jack Kornfield
The bad news is you’re falling through the air, nothing to hang on to, no parachute. The good news is, there’s no ground. Chogyam Trungpa
The pursuit, even of the best things, ought to be calm and tranquil. Cicero
No man is free who is not master of himself. Epictetus
To be calm is the highest achievement of the self. Zen proverb
The measure of wisdom is how calm you are when facing any given situation. Naval Ravikant
He who is contented is rich. Lao Tzu
Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace. Buddha
The less you want, the richer you are. Yanni
Neither seek nor avoid, take what comes. Swami Vivekananda
Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace. Robert J. Sawyer
This is my secret. I don’t mind what happens. Jiddu Krishnamurti
The best fighter is never angry. Lao Tzu
To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden. Seneca
Certainty is impossible. Once you realize it, you stop seeking it and you become calm. Maxime Lagacé
If you can win over your mind, you can win over the whole world. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Men are disturbed not by things, but by the view which they take of them. Epictetus
People’s expectations from you are their problem, not yours. Thibaut
Those who are possessed by nothing possess everything. Morihei Ueshiba
Receive without pride, let go without attachment. Marcus Aurelius
Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know. Pema Chödrön
Inner peace is when you do what’s right and let go of the rest. Maxime Lagacé
Peace of mind is that mental condition in which you have accepted the worst. Lin Yutang
Mastering others is strength, mastering yourself is true power. Lao Tzu
There is nothing permanent except change. Heraclitus
Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Nothing external to you has any power over you. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless, like water. Bruce Lee
You cannot find peace by avoiding life. Virginia Woolf
Freedom from desire leads to inner peace. Lao Tzu
Calmness yields happiness. Maxime Lagacé
The next message you need is always right where you are. Ram Dass
It’s a nice feeling to just be. Pema Chödrön
Not everything requires a response.
Wherever you go, there you are. Jon Kabat-Zinn
Peace of mind is freedom from desire. Shane Parrish
Inner peace is 50% understanding your mind and 50% not caring about everything. Maxime Lagacé
Remember the entrance to the sanctuary is inside you. Rumi
Surrender to what is. Let go of what was. Have faith in what will be. Sonia Ricotti
By going within. Nowhere you can go is more peaceful — more free of interruptions — than your own soul. Marcus Aurelius
Acquire inner peace and a multitude will find their salvation near you. Catherine de Hueck Doherty
For peace of mind, we need to resign as general manager of the universe. Larry Eisenberg
When you realize nothing is lacking, the whole world belongs to you. Lao Tzu
Let go, or be dragged. Zen proverb
What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. Confucius
Wise men don’t judge – they seek to understand. Wei Wu Wei
When thoughts arise, then do all things arise. When thoughts vanish, then do all things vanish. Huang Po
Wherever you are, it’s the place you need to be. Maxime Lagacé
The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting. Confucius
Rest and be kind, you don’t have to prove anything. Jack Kerouac
To seek is to suffer. To seek nothing is bliss. Bodhidharma
Only the hand that erases can write the true thing. Meister Eckhart
Where can I find a man who has forgotten words so I can talk with him? Zhuangzi
When we discover that the truth is already in us, we are all at once our original selves. Dogen
Life is a balance of holding on and letting go. Rumi
Wherever you are, be there totally. Eckhart Tolle
I live by letting things happen. Dogen
And when they played they really played. And when they worked they really worked. Dr. Seuss
We are here to awaken from our illusion of separateness. Thich Nhat Hanh
Do not seek the truth, only cease to cherish your opinions. Seng-ts’an
One loses joy and happiness in the attempt to possess them. Masanobu Fukuoka
Relax. Nothing’s missing. Maxime Lagacé
The ability to observe without evaluating is the highest form of intelligence. Jiddu Krishnamurti
Still your waters. Josh Waitzkin
Every experience is a lesson. Every loss is a gain. Sathya Sai Baba
Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun. Alan Watts
The practice of Zen is forgetting the self in the act of uniting with something. Koun Yamada
Zen practice is to open up our small mind. Shunryu Suzuki
The first and the best victory is to conquer self. Plato
Act without expectation. Lao Tzu
Life begins where fear ends. Osho
Don’t be afraid to just sit and watch. Anthony Bourdain
Your mind wants control. Life wants change. Maxime Lagacé
Don’t try to steer the river. Deepak Chopra
Be present above all else. Naval Ravikant
Those who seek the easy way do not seek the true way. Dogen
To live – is that not enough? D.T. Suzuki
Singlemindedness is all-powerful. Yamamoto Tsunetomo
In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. Sun Tzu
Zen is not some special state, it is our normal condition, silent, peaceful, awake, without agitation. Taisen Deshimaru
The beauty of Zen is found in simplicity and tranquility, in a sense of the all-embracing harmony of things. Thich Thien-An
A man is great not because he hasn’t failed; a man is great because failure hasn’t stopped him. Confucius
Have the fearless attitude of a hero and the loving heart of a child. Soyen Shaku
My daily affairs are quite ordinary; but I’m in total harmony with them. Layman Pang
Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing. Lao Tzu
Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone. Alan Watts
No amount of anxiety makes any difference to anything that is going to happen. Alan Watts
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom. Aristotle
To know yourself, you must spend time with yourself, you must not be afraid to be alone. Aristotle
Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. Aristotle
Through discipline comes freedom. Aristotle
The most important relationship we can all have is the one you have with yourself, the most important journey you can take is one of self-discovery. Aristotle
The man of perfected self-mastery avoids pleasures. Aristotle
Hurry, and all that it involves, is fatal. Alan Watts
One is a great deal less anxious if one feels perfectly free to be anxious, and the same may be said of guilt. Alan Watts
There is no hurry, and in a way there is no future. It is all here — so take it easy, take your time, and get acquainted with it. Alan Watts
Stay in the center, and you will be ready to move in any direction. Alan Watts
If we are unduly absorbed in improving our lives we may forget altogether to live them. Alan Watts
A man does not really begin to be alive until he has lost himself. Alan Watts
The most important thing in human life for one’s sanity is to be able to be playful or to be able to do things which are sublimely useless. Alan Watts
If you happen to be sitting, just sit. Alan Watts
The mystery of life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced. Alan Watts
Much of the secret of life consists in knowing how to laugh, and also how to breathe. Alan Watts
As soon as we free ourselves from the mirage of hurrying time, we are alive again, as in childhood, to the ecstasies of ordinary life. Alan Watts
We need, above all things, to slow down and get ourselves to amble through life instead of to rush through it. Alan Watts
You can’t live at all unless you can live fully now. Alan Watts
Those who sit quietly and do nothing are making one of the best possible contributions to a world in turmoil. Alan Watts
It is only when there is no goal and no rush that the human senses are fully open to receive the world. Alan Watts
The only point of dancing is to dance. Alan Watts
You are under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago. Alan Watts
Become what you are. Alan Watts
It has been said that the highest wisdom lies in detachment. Alan Watts
A scholar tries to learn something everyday; a student of Buddhism tries to unlearn something daily. Alan Watts
Human desire tends to be insatiable. Alan Watts
You will never, never be able to sit back with full contentment and say, “Now, I’ve arrived!”. Alan Watts
To go out of your mind at least once a day is tremendously important. By going out of your mind, you come to your senses. Alan Watts
Hurrying and delaying are alike ways of trying to resist the present. Alan Watts
The principal thing is to understand that there is no safety or security. Alan Watts
Nirvana is where you are, provided you don’t object to it. Alan Watts
All that you see out in front of you is how you feel inside your head. Alan Watts
Stop measuring days by degree of productivity and start experiencing them by degree of presence. Alan Watts
We confuse happiness with status. Alan Watts
Don’t hurry anything. Don’t worry about the future. Don’t worry about what progress you’re making. Just be entirely content to be aware of what is. Alan Watts
Understanding comes through awareness. Alan Watts
Real religion is the transformation of anxiety into laughter. Alan Watts
The truth is revealed by removing things that stand in its light, an art not unlike sculpture, in which the artist creates, not by building, but by hacking away. Alan Watts
By holding his breath, he loses it. By letting it go he finds it. Alan Watts
The real you is not a puppet which life pushes around; the real, deep down you is the whole universe. Alan Watts
What you are basically, deep, deep down, far, far in, is simply the fabric and structure of existence itself. Alan Watts
He who has overcome his fears will truly be free. Aristotle
Life is only meaningful when we are striving for a goal. Aristotle
Happiness has no lack of anything but is self-sufficient. Aristotle
The high-minded man must care more for the truth than for what people think. Aristotle
To appreciate the beauty of a snow flake, it is necessary to stand out in the cold. Aristotle
The poorer we are inwardly, the more we try to enrich ourselves outwardly. Bruce Lee
This achieving the center, being grounded in one’s self, is about the highest state a human being can achieve. Bruce Lee
Showing off is the fool’s idea of glory. Bruce Lee
The height of cultivation runs to simplicity. Halfway cultivation runs to ornamentation. Bruce Lee
Water can flow or it can crash. Be water, my friend. Bruce Lee
Be a calm beholder of what is happening around you. Bruce Lee
The more we value things, the less we value ourselves. Bruce Lee
The best techniques are the simple ones executed right. Bruce Lee
It is not how much you have learned, but how much you have absorbed in what you have learned. Bruce Lee
Only the self-sufficient stand alone – most people follow the crowd and imitate. Bruce Lee
An intelligent mind is one which is constantly learning, never concluding. Bruce Lee
The good life is a process, not a state of being. It is a direction, not a destination. Bruce Lee
Work out your own salvation. Do not depend on others. Buddha
There is no fear for one whose mind is not filled with desires. Buddha
If anything is worth doing, do it with all your heart. Buddha
All that we are is the result of what we have thought. Buddha
Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except your self. Buddha
No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path. Buddha
To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one’s own in the midst of abundance. Buddha
A man is not called wise because he talks and talks again; but if he is peaceful, loving and fearless then he is in truth called wise. Buddha
One who acts on truth is happy in this world and beyond. Buddha
Wear your ego like a loose fitting garment. Buddha
What you are is what you have been. What you’ll be is what you do now. Buddha
When watching after yourself, you watch after others. When watching after others, you watch after yourself. Buddha
There is nothing so disobedient as an undisciplined mind, and there is nothing so obedient as a disciplined mind. Buddha
Give, even if you only have a little. Buddha
The root of suffering is attachment. Buddha
If you find no one to support you on the spiritual path, walk alone. Buddha
Nothing can harm you as much as your own thoughts unguarded. Buddha
Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes. Buddha
Attachment leads to suffering. Buddha
There is no path to happiness: happiness is the path. Buddha
Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life. Buddha
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. Confucius
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Confucius
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. Confucius
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. Confucius
Respect yourself and others will respect you. Confucius
The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress. Confucius
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. Confucius
A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others. Confucius
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence. Confucius
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. Confucius
You have two lives. The second begins when you realise you only have one. Confucius
They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom. Confucius
No man is free who is not master of himself. Epictetus
How long will you wait before you demand the best of yourself? Epictetus
If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. Epictetus
To make the best of what is in our power, and take the rest as it occurs. Epictetus
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have. Epictetus
When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval. Epictetus
Don’t demand that things happen as you wish, but wish that they happen as they do happen. Epictetus
You are hurt the moment you believe yourself to be. Epictetus
It’s not things that upset us but our judgments about things. Epictetus
The important thing is to take great care with what you have while the world lets you have it. Epictetus
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will. Epictetus
A man should so live that his happiness shall depend as little as possible on external things. Epictetus
Know, first, who you are, and then adorn yourself accordingly. Epictetus
If your choices are beautiful, so too will you be. Epictetus
Try to enjoy the great festival of life with other men. Epictetus
He who laughs at himself, never runs out of things to laugh at. Epictetus
Fortify thyself with contentment: that is an impregnable stronghold. Epictetus
We should discipline ourselves in small things, and from there progress to things of greater value. Epictetus
To live a life of virtue, you have to become consistent, even when it isn’t convenient, comfortable, or easy. Epictetus
Finally decide that you are an adult who is going to devote the rest of your life to making progress. Epictetus
Nothing important comes into being overnight; even grapes and figs need time to ripen. Epictetus
No bull reaches maturity in an instant, nor do men become heroes overnight. Epictetus
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. Epictetus
Progress is not achieved by luck or accident, but by working on yourself daily. Epictetus
The world turns aside to let any man pass who knows where he is going. Epictetus
When trouble comes, think of yourself as a wrestler whom God, like a trainer, has paired with a tough young buck. For what purpose? To turn you into Olympic-class material. Epictetus
You become what you give your attention to. Epictetus
Seek not the good in external things; seek it in yourselves. Epictetus
Any person capable of angering you becomes your master. Epictetus
Let silence be your general rule; or say only what is necessary and in few words. Epictetus
Grow up! Who cares what other people think about you! Epictetus
If you ever happen to turn your attention to externals, so as to wish to please anyone, be assured that you have ruined your scheme of life. Epictetus
From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do – now. Epictetus
I know of no better life purpose than to perish in attempting the great and the impossible. Friedrich Nietzsche
Great intellects are skeptical. Friedrich Nietzsche
He who cannot obey himself will be commanded. Friedrich Nietzsche
Have little and gain much. Have much and be confused. Lao Tzu
The inner is foundation of the outer. The still is master of the restless. Lao Tzu
The highest virtue is to act without a sense of self. The highest kindness is to give without condition. The highest justice is to see without preference. Lao Tzu
Love is the fruit of sacrifice. Wealth is the fruit of generosity. Lao Tzu
If one doesn’t trust himself how can he trust anyone else? Lao Tzu
To give without seeking reward, to help without thinking it is virtuous – therein lies great virtue. Lao Tzu
Stillness benefits more than action. Silence benefits more than words. Lao Tzu
No greater curse than desire. No greater tragedy than discontentment. No greater fault than selfishness. Lao Tzu
Contentment alone is enough. Indeed, the bliss of eternity can be found in your contentment. Lao Tzu
I have three treasures that I cherish and hold dear. The first is love, the second is moderation, the third is humility. Lao Tzu
As you plant, so you reap. Lao Tzu
Give without conditions and the people will prosper. Lao Tzu
Seeing your own smallness is called insight. Honoring your own tenderness is called strength. Lao Tzu
On his tiptoes a man is not steady. Taking long strides he cannot keep pace. Lao Tzu
Love your own life and the people will be uplifted. Lao Tzu
Be still. Stillness reveals the secrets of eternity. Lao Tzu
Follow your path to the end. Accept difficulty as an opportunity. This is the sure way to end up with no difficulties at all. Lao Tzu
Don’t limit the view of yourself. Don’t despise the conditions of your birth. Don’t resist the natural course of your life. In this way you will never weary of this world. Lao Tzu
In the end, the treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go. Lao Tzu
Life is not about achieving, it’s about understanding. Maxime Lagacé
It is not events that disturb people, it is their judgements concerning them. Marcus Aurelius
To live a good life: We have the potential for it. If we can learn to be indifferent to what makes no difference. Marcus Aurelius
To love only what happens, what was destined. No greater harmony. Marcus Aurelius
The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts. Marcus Aurelius
Receive without conceit, release without struggle. Marcus Aurelius
Life is short. That’s all there is to say. Get what you can from the present – thoughtfully, justly. Marcus Aurelius
Be content to seem what you really are. Marcus Aurelius
Reject your sense of injury and the injury itself disappears. Marcus Aurelius
Each of us needs what nature gives us, when nature gives it. Marcus Aurelius
Remember: Matter. How tiny your share of it. Time. How brief and fleeting your allotment of it. Fate. How small a role you play in it. Marcus Aurelius
Nothing natural is evil. Marcus Aurelius
He who follows reason in all things is both tranquil and active at the same time, and also cheerful and collected. Marcus Aurelius
A rock is thrown in the air. It loses nothing by coming down, gained nothing by going up. Marcus Aurelius
If someone responds to insult like a rock, what has the abuser gained with his invective? Marcus Aurelius
Stick to what’s in front of you – idea, action, utterance. Marcus Aurelius
Be tolerant with others and strict with yourself. Marcus Aurelius
The first step: Don’t be anxious. Nature controls it all. Marcus Aurelius
Let not your mind run on what you lack as much as on what you have already. Marcus Aurelius
How ridiculous and how strange to be surprised at anything which happens in life. Marcus Aurelius
Almost nothing material is needed for a happy life, for he who has understood existence. Marcus Aurelius
A man when he has done a good act, does not call out for others to come and see, but he goes on to another act, as a vine goes on to produce again the grapes in season. Marcus Aurelius
Treat whatever happens as wholly natural; not novel or hard to deal with; but familiar and easily handled. Marcus Aurelius
You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength. Marcus Aurelius
Today I escaped anxiety. Or no, I discarded it, because it was within me, in my own perceptions – not outside. Marcus Aurelius
If it’s not right, don’t do it. If it’s not true, don’t say it. Marcus Aurelius
Confine yourself to the present. Marcus Aurelius
Whatever happens to you has been waiting to happen since the beginning of time. Marcus Aurelius
To live happily is an inward power of the soul. Marcus Aurelius
When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive – to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love. Marcus Aurelius
Someone despises me. That’s their problem. Marcus Aurelius
What is your art? To be good. Marcus Aurelius
Nothing happens to anyone that he can’t endure. Marcus Aurelius
Have I been made for this, to lie under the blankets and keep myself warm? Marcus Aurelius
To do harm is to do yourself harm. To do an injustice is to do yourself an injustice. Marcus Aurelius
The mind in itself has no needs, except for those it creates itself. Is undisturbed, except for its own disturbances. Knows no obstructions, except those from within. Marcus Aurelius
How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it. Marcus Aurelius
Pleasures, when they go beyond a certain limit, are but punishments. Marcus Aurelius
Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away. Marcus Aurelius
A sign of wisdom: you expect the unexpected. Maxime Lagacé
The wiser you are, the more you focus on consistency instead of intensity. Maxime Lagacé
Wisdom is the art of slacking off on useless things, and going all-in on the vital few. Maxime Lagacé
A sign of maturity and strength: you expect more from yourself than from others. Maxime Lagacé
Smart people know the only thing they control is their effort. Maxime Lagacé
The truly wise do their best, then leave. Maxime Lagacé
The unhappy are dragged by the past. The wise let go. Maxime Lagacé
Consuming is easy. Creating is hard. That’s why so many feel stuck and unhappy. Maxime Lagacé
The happiest keep moving. The happiest lean forward. Maxime Lagacé
As much as you can, love what happens, not what you expect. Maxime Lagacé
A sign of happiness: you forgive fast. Maxime Lagacé
Inner peace is when you stop caring about outcomes. Maxime Lagacé
Fools confuse ease with happiness. Maxime Lagacé
We confuse happiness with ease. Maxime Lagacé
We confuse happiness with comfort. Maxime Lagacé
Goals inspire, plans guide, but it’s what you do daily that will make all the difference. Maxime Lagacé
The root of inner peace is self-understanding. Maxime Lagacé
You ensure maximum serenity by staying a little foolish. Maxime Lagacé
You ensure maximum happiness by ignoring 99% of things. Maxime Lagacé
They are rushed and stressed. You are calm and steady. Maxime Lagacé
A busy calendar and a busy mind will destroy your ability to create anything great. Naval Ravikant
Guard your time. It’s all you have. Naval Ravikant
The greatest superpower is the ability to change yourself. Naval Ravikant
People spend too much time doing and not enough time thinking about what they should be doing. Naval Ravikant
That’s the fundamental delusion – that there is something out there that will make you happy forever. Naval Ravikant
True happiness comes out of peace. Peace comes out of many things, but it comes from fundamentally understanding yourself. Naval Ravikant
Nothing you do is going to matter that much in the long run. Don’t take yourself so seriously. Naval Ravikant
The modern mind is overstimulated and the modern body is understimulated and overfed. Meditation, exercise, and fasting restore an ancient balance. Naval Ravikant
Most of our suffering comes from avoidance. Naval Ravikant
The direction you’re heading in matters more than how fast you drive. Naval Ravikant
Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want. Naval Ravikant
Happiness is not about positive thoughts. It’s not about negative thoughts. It’s about the absence of desire, especially the absence of desire for external things. Naval Ravikant
I, and I alone, am responsible for everything I think and feel. Naval Ravikant
As you get older, you just realize that there’s no happiness in material possessions. Naval Ravikant
The success driven mentality drives you to unhappiness. Naval Ravikant
If you’re a peaceful person, anything you do will be a happy activity. Naval Ravikant
When one is centered in oneself, one becomes one with the whole universe. Osho
Simplicity means to be just yourself, whoever you are, in tremendous acceptance, with no goal, with no ideal. All ideals are crap. Osho
If you love a flower, don’t pick it up. Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love. So if you love a flower, let it be. Osho
The ultimate mysteries are opened only to those who have immense patience. Osho
Never belong to a crowd; Never belong to a nation; Never belong to a religion. Osho
When the mind is with thoughts, the lake is with ripples; when the mind is without thoughts, the lake is without ripples. Osho
Truth is not something outside to be discovered, it is something inside to be realized. Osho
If you are serious, then you cannot flow. Then you are frozen inside; then you become just a dead stone. Osho
Never be in a hurry, because all that is beautiful and great takes time. Osho
Once you give up expectations, you have learned to live. Osho
Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. Osho
Whatever you feel, you become. It is your responsibility. Osho
Find ecstasy within yourself. It is not out there. It is in your innermost flowering. Osho
Ask for happiness and you will never get it. Osho
Once one starts accepting and respecting oneself, life starts changing, joy arises. Osho
Be the person you are. Never try to be another, and you will become mature. Osho
Unless you die, you cannot hold the infinite within you. So learn to die. Osho
Never become a believer, never become a follower, never become a part of any organization. Osho
The river flows by itself – allow it to flow. Osho
Life is an empty canvas, and one has to be very artistic about it. Osho
The mind wants things not to change, and that’s how the mind and life are in conflict. Osho
The mind is a beautiful servant, but a dangerous master. Osho
Once a man is in a state of no-mind, nothing can distract him from his being. Osho
No-mind is an absolutely pure sky without any clouds. Osho
No thought, no mind, no choice — just being silent, rooted in yourself. Osho
The greatest freedom is to be free of our own mind. Osho
Meditation is fire — it burns your thoughts, your desires, your memories; it burns the past and the future. It burns your mind and the ego. Osho
The greatest wealth is to live content with little. Plato
A grateful mind is a great mind which eventually attracts to itself great things. Plato
Follow your dream as long as you live, do not lessen the time of following desire, for wasting time is an abomination of the spirit. Plato
Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind. Plato
Courage is knowing what not to fear. Plato
Know thyself. Plato
Education is teaching our children to desire the right things. Plato
Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something. Plato
Life must be lived as play. Plato
The day a man becomes superior to pleasure, he will also be superior to pain. Seneca
He who is brave is free. Seneca
We suffer more often in imagination than in reality. Seneca
As long as you live, keep learning how to live. Seneca
It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare; it is because we do not dare that things are difficult. Seneca
It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it. Seneca
Nothing is so bitter that a calm mind cannot find comfort in it. Seneca
It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste a lot of it. Seneca
The greatest obstacle to living is expectancy, which hangs upon tomorrow and loses today. Seneca
External goods are of trivial importance and without much influence in either direction. Seneca
And yet time is the one loan which even a grateful recipient cannot repay. Seneca
How pleasant it is to demand nothing, how noble it is to be contented. Seneca
It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor. Seneca
It was nature’s intention that there should be no need of great equipment for a good life: every individual can make himself happy. Seneca
No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity. For he is not permitted to prove himself. Seneca
The wise man enjoys the giving more than the recipient enjoys the receiving. Seneca
To bear trials with a calm mind robs misfortune of its strength and burden. Seneca
The greatest wealth, is a poverty of desire. Seneca
I do not regard a man as poor, if the little which remains is enough for him. Seneca
It is a rough road that leads to the heights of greatness. Seneca
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity. Seneca
It is the power of the mind to be unconquerable. Seneca
Make the mind tougher by exposing it to adversity. Robert Greene
The man who is not puffed up in good times does not collapse either when they change. Seneca
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is a habit. Socrates
If you want to be wrong then follow the masses. Socrates
I don’t care what people say about me. I do care about my mistakes. Socrates
To find yourself, think for yourself. Socrates
Why should we pay so much attention to what the majority thinks? Socrates
To believe without evidence and demonstration is an act of ignorance and folly. Socrates
Wisdom begins in wonder. Socrates
Those who want fewest things are nearest to the Gods. Socrates
It is not living that matters, but living rightly. Socrates
Be the kind of person that you want people to think you are. Socrates
To move the world we must move ourselves. Socrates
This moment is fine. Naval Ravikant
Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm.
Boredom is the feeling that everything is a waste of time; serenity, that nothing is. Thomas Szasz
Change what cannot be accepted and accept what cannot be changed. Reinhold Niebuhr
If you have truly attained wholeness, everything will flock to you. Lao Tzu
Do your work, then step back. The only path to serenity. Lao Tzu
Movement is good for the body. Stillness is good for the mind. Sakyong Mipham
The day is always his, who works in it with serenity and great aims. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Do not seek to have everything that happens happen as you wish, but wish for everything to happen as it actually does happen, and your life will be serene. Epictetus
When completely relaxed, we experience the essence of our being, the deep silence that knows everything as it is. Haemin Sunim
Attachment, need, and desire all must go if one wishes to remain at peace. James Pierce
The key to serenity is trusting that the universe has your back. Gabrielle Bernstein
To be in harmony with the wholeness of things is not to have anxiety over imperfections. Dogen
Serenity: When you stop expecting and start accepting. Maxime Lagacé
The best fighter is never angry. Lao TzuDecide that wherever you are, is the best place there is. Sodo Yokoyama
Lasting happiness comes from the understanding that nothing can make you happy. James Pierce
The need for happiness will imprison you far more than happiness will liberate you. James Pierce
Great tranquility of heart is his who cares for neither praise nor blame. Thomas A. Kempis
There is a contradiction in wanting to be perfectly secure in a universe whose very nature is momentariness and fluidity. Alan Watts
Cheerfulness keeps up a kind of daylight in the mind, filling it with a steady and perpetual serenity. Joseph Addison
Harmony is the feeling that arises from not wanting to be somewhere else, doing something else. Raj Raghunathan
In a society enslaved by the growth imperative, sufficiency is a revolutionary principle. Jason Hickel
Stop leaving and you will arrive. Stop searching and you will see. Stop running away and you will be found. Lao Tzu
Rule your mind with serenity rather than with force and manipulation. Lao Tzu
Care about doing your best. Don’t care about results. Maxime Lagacé
The law of tranquility: where there is no resistance, there is no conflict.
Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it well and serenely. Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is inner stillness that will save and transform the world. Eckhart Tolle
There is a place in you that you must keep inviolate, a place that you must keep clean. Maya Angelou
Aimlessness, nonattainment, is a wonderful practice. Thich Nhat Hanh
He that owns himself has lost nothing. But how few men are blessed with ownership of self! Seneca
If you take things personally you will remain offended for life. Deepak Chopra
Accept this moment.
Do your best and then relax. Paramahansa Yogananda
If you lose your temper, you lose. Richard Diaz
Allow nature to teach you stillness. Eckhart Tolle
A quiet mouth is a symptom of a quiet mind. James Pierce
Silence is a form of internal poetry. Thibaut
Don’t be afraid to just sit and watch. Anthony Bourdain
Peace is a sense that everything is fine. Naval Ravikant
Everything I desire is within me. Deepak Chopra
The quiet mind enters into the immeasurable. Jiddu Krishnamurti
Make a place to sit down. Sit down. Be quiet. Wendell Berry
Be yourself and you will feel at home anywhere. Jim Kwik
Just be, and enjoy being. Eckhart Tolle
Serenity comes when you trade expectations for acceptance.
Everything is temporary. Lex Fridman
Non-resistance is the key to the greatest power in the universe. Eckhart Tolle
The wiser you get, the more you enjoy the process. Maxime Lagacé
When you let go of fear of the future, your soul feels light. Courtney Carver
Outrage is a result of the belief that things should be a certain way. James Pierce
Give thyself time to learn something new and good, and cease to be whirled around. Marcus Aurelius
Whenever possible: Breathe and be kind. When that’s not possible: Breathe and be quiet. Jason Garner
I think that the ideal space must contain elements of magic, serenity, sorcery and mystery. Luis Barragan
The more present I am, the happier and more content I will be. Naval Ravikant
We can be serene even in the midst of calamities and, by our serenity, make others more tranquil. Swami Satchidananda
The ability to be content and at peace, by yourself, is freedom. Naval Ravikant
The one who is free of every and any intention, even the intention to be free, is free indeed. Mooji
The highest form of grace is silence. It is also the highest spiritual instruction. Ramana Maharishi
Serenity is the art of accepting. Maxime Lagacé
Serenity is when you face reality, as it is, peacefully. Maxime Lagacé
Ego says “hurry up”. Your soul says “this is fine”. Maxime Lagacé
You’ll get the abundance you want when you stop resisting life. Maxime Lagacé
To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Heraclitus
Just keep in mind: the more we value things outside our control, the less control we have. Epictetus
The tranquility that comes when you stop caring what they say. Or think, or do. Only what you do. Marcus Aurelius
The whole future lies in uncertainty: live immediately. Seneca
It does not matter what you bear, but how you bear it. Seneca
Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. James Allen
Just do the right thing. Just keep going. Maxime Lagacé
The ultimate power in life is to be completely self-reliant, completely yourself. Robert Greene
To be stoic is not to be emotionless, but to remain unaffected by your emotions. James Pierce
Too many people believe that everything must be pleasurable in life. Robert Greene
Fate leads the willing, and drags along the reluctant. Seneca
Relentlessly prune bullshit, don’t wait to do things that matter, and savor the time you have. Paul Graham
Be a master of the mind, not mastered by the mind. Zen proverb
If you are easily provoked you are easily controlled.
The more you seek the uncomfortable, the more you will become comfortable. Conor McGregor
Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. Viktor Frankl
The mind that is anxious about future events is miserable. Seneca
To make a goal of comfort or happiness has never appealed to me; a system of ethics built on this basis would be sufficient only for a herd of cattle. Albert Einstein
If it’s endurable, then endure it. Stop complaining. Marcus Aurelius
Failure and deprivation are the best educators and purifiers. Albert Einstein
The first rule is to keep an untroubled spirit. The second is to look things in the face and know them for what they are. Marcus Aurelius
Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it. Epictetus
I love to go and see all the things I am happy without. Socrates
Stoicism is about the domestication of emotions, not their elimination. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don’t lose faith. Steve Jobs
The true hero is one who conquers his own anger and hatred. Dalai Lama
Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be, be one. Marcus Aurelius
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. Epictetus
He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has. Epictetus
What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. Don’t complain. Maya Angelou
Many men will meet me who are drunkards, lustful, ungrateful, greedy, and excited by the frenzy of ambition. Seneca
What is to give light must endure burning. Viktor Frankl
Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. Voltaire
What we fear doing most is usually what we most need to do. Tim Ferriss
It is not daily increase but daily decrease, hack away the unessential. The closer to the source, the less wastage there is. Bruce Lee
If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished? Rumi
Nothing endures but change. Heraclitus
Having the fewest wants, I am nearest to the gods. Socrates
No human thing is of serious importance. Plato
Ensure you endure. Maxime Lagacé
You do not choose your problems. You choose how you react to them. Dan Go
The obstacle is the way. Ryan Holiday
Great times are great softeners. Ryan Holiday
What we desire makes us vulnerable. Ryan Holiday
Move toward resistance and pain. Robert Greene
The limit is not the sky. The limit is the mind. Wim Hof
Uncertainty is an uncomfortable position. But certainty is an absurd one. Voltaire
Discomfort is the currency of success. Brooke Castillo
Show people, don’t tell people. David Goggins
Discomfort is a wise teacher. Caroline Myss
What is the secret of success? One word answer: “rational”. Charlie Munger
To complain is always nonacceptance of what is. Eckhart Tolle
If it doesn’t challenge you, it won’t change you.
Don’t aim to be perfect. Aim to be antifragile. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
You will be attacked for doing the right thing. Do it anyway.
You amplify everything you react to.
Live your life like you’re the hero in your movie. Joe Rogan
Willingly accept what’s outside your control. Ryan Holiday
In life, it doesn’t matter what happens to you or where you came from. It matters what you do with what happens and what you’ve been given. Ryan Holiday
Short term thinking is everywhere. Noisy feuds over little prizes. The long term thinker will be king. Win the decade, not the day. The Stoic Emperor
Just that you do the right thing. The rest doesn’t matter. Marcus Aurelius
The trials you encounter will introduce you to your strengths. Epictetus
Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do – now. Epictetus
Make the mind tougher by exposing it to adversity. Robert Greene
We should not, like sheep, follow the herd of creatures in front of us, making our way where others go, not where we ought to go. Seneca
As each day arises, welcome it as the very best day of all, and make it your own possession. We must seize what flees. Seneca
Be so busy building your own life that other people’s bullshit is of no concern. Ed Latimore
Difficulty is what wakes up the genius. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Being stoic is the art of doing what must be done, calmly and courageously. Maxime Lagacé
Life is chaotic and unpredictable. Accept it. Endure it. Maxime Lagacé
Focus on one task: what’s in front of you. Maxime Lagacé
A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness. Albert Einstein
A happy man is too satisfied with the present to dwell too much on the future. Albert Einstein
Weak people revenge. Strong people forgive. Intelligent people ignore. Albert Einstein
Stay away from negative people. They have a problem for every solution. Albert Einstein
I believe in one thing, that only a life lived for others is a life worth living. Albert Einstein
I have kept my good humor and take neither myself nor the next person seriously. Albert Einstein
All I have is a sense of duty toward all people. Albert Einstein
Success comes from curiosity, concentration, perseverance and self-criticism. Albert Einstein
The measure of intelligence is the ability to change. Albert Einstein
Thinking is hard work; that’s why so few do it. Albert Einstein
I must be willing to give up what I am in order to become what I will be. Albert Einstein
The less I needed, the better I felt. Charles Bukowski
Less stuff equals more freedom. Maxime Lagacé
Simplicity boils down to two steps: Identify the essential. Eliminate the rest. Leo Babauta
The greatest wealth is a poverty of desires. Seneca
The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook. William James
Saying no is more important than saying yes. Shane Parrish
Every increased possession loads us with new weariness. John Ruskin
He is not rich, that enjoyeth not his own goods. Pythagoras
Make room for things that matter by removing everything that doesn’t. Brian Gardner
The more you have, the more you are occupied. The less you have, the more free you are. Mother Teresa
There is no greatness where there is not simplicity, goodness, and truth. Leo Tolstoy
Let’s stop telling each other how busy we are.
The more simple we are, the more complete we become. August Rodin
To be richer, happier, and freer, all you need to do is want less. Francine Jay
It is vain to do with more what can be done with less. William Of Occam
Order your soul. Reduce your wants. Augustine of Hippo
My greatest skill has been to want little. Henry David Thoreau
Too many people spend money they haven’t earned to buy things they don’t want to impress people they don’t like. Will Rogers
Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least. Goethe
Eliminate physical clutter. More importantly, eliminate spiritual clutter. D.H. Mondfleur
Simplicity is the peak of civilization. Jessie Sampter
The most important things in life aren’t things. Kenneth Clarke
Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. Lao Tzu
Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy. Isaac Newton
Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. Albert Einstein
The simplest things are often the truest. Richard Bach
Simple can be harder than complex. You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. Steve Jobs
The greatest ideas are the simplest. William Golding
I have just three things to teach: simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Lao Tzu
If everything is important, then nothing is. Patrick M. Lencioni
Simplicity is the essence of happiness. Cedric Bledsoe
Simplicity and harmony are the ultimate conditions to be attained in all things. Horace Fletcher
Don’t rush. Go slowly. Be present. Leo Babauta
Discern the vital few from the trivial many. Greg McKeown
You don’t need more space, you need less stuff. Joshua Becker
My philosophy? Simplicity plus variety. Hank Stram
Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things. Robert Brault
It takes a long time to learn how to do something simple. Marty Rubin
Complexity creates confusion, simplicity focus. Edward de Bono
Who is wise? The one who knows what’s important and what’s not. Maxime Lagacé
Learn to be calm and you will always be happy. Paramahansa Yogananda
Do less. Don’t try to impress. Just do your best. Maxime Lagacé
Just do your best. Let go of the rest. Maxime Lagacé
Calmness of mind is one of the beautiful jewels of wisdom. James Allen
Whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. What is soft is strong. Lao Tzu
Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul. Marcus Aurelius
When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you. Lao Tzu
Quiet the mind, and the soul will speak. Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. Buddha
The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good. James Allen
Whatever state I am in, I see it as a state of mind to be accepted as it is. Nisargadatta Maharaj
Whatever anyone does or says, I must be emerald and keep my colour. Marcus Aurelius
All of man’s difficulties are caused by his inability to sit, quietly, in a room by himself. Blaise Pascal
The best cure for the body is a quiet mind. Napoleon Bonaparte
There’s no rush. Maxime Lagacé
To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are. Eric Hoffer
The quiet mind is richer than a crown. Robert Greene
The more we value things outside our control, the less control we have. Marcus Aurelius
When someone is properly grounded in life, they shouldn’t have to look outside themselves for approval. Marcus Aurelius
The wiser you get, the more detached and grounded you become. Maxime Lagacé
The quieter you become, the more you can hear. Ram Dass
Stop doing. Start being. Maxime Lagacé
Wherever you are, be all there. Ram Dass
Normalize listening more than you talk. Maxime Lagacé
Your goal is not to battle with the mind, but to witness the mind. Swami Muktananda
Noise brings confusion. Silence brings clarity. Maxime Lagacé
No thought, no mind, no choice – just being silent, rooted in yourself. Osho
Learn to watch your drama unfold while at the same time knowing you are more than your drama. Ram Dass
Having no destination, I am never lost. Ikkyu
Meditation is not about achieving anything. It’s about letting go, being at ease with whatever arises. Andy Puddicombe
You cannot control the results, only your actions. Allan Lokos
You can’t be mindful when your mind’s full. Jack Butcher
As long as you have certain desires about how it ought to be you can’t see how it is. Ram Dass
Stay centered by accepting whatever happens to you. This is the ultimate. Chuang Tzu
Your life will be in order when disorder ceases to bother you. James Pierce
People should learn how to just be there, doing nothing. Thich Nhat Hanh
You can’t force raging water to be calm. You have to leave it alone and let it return to its natural flow. Emotions are the same way. Thibaut
Insight emerges out of silence. B. D. Schiers
When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere. François de La Rochefoucauld
Those who act with few desires are calm, without worry or fear. Buddha
Decide that wherever you are, is the best place there is. Sodo Yokoyama
With no desire, at rest and still, all things go right as of their will. Lao Tzu
Attain peace with self-understanding. Attain self-understanding with silence. Maxime Lagacé
Let come what comes, and accommodate yourself to that, whatever it is. Henepola Gunaratana
You don’t always need a plan. Sometimes you need to breathe, calm down, look around, and improvise. Creativity is the key of life. Paulo Coelho
What you do not react to cannot drag you down in a futile engagement. Robert Greene
Keep calm and carry on. Winston Churchill
There is peace even in the storm. Vincent van Gogh
We don’t realize that, somewhere within us all, there does exist a supreme self who is eternally at peace. Elizabeth Gilbert
Calm seas never made a good sailor. Franklin D. Roosevelt
I just feel that there isn’t enough silence, and I’m always asking people if they can just give some silence. Fred Rogers
Life isn’t as serious as my mind makes it out to be. Eckhart Tolle
Each one has to find his peace from within. And peace to be real must be unaffected by outside circumstances. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Freedom is a calm mind. Shane Parrish
Take it easy, and remember “easy is right.” Osho
More patience, more presence, less anxiety. Naval Ravikant
Always study to secure your permanent peace. Publilius Syrus
Train your mind to be calm in every situation.
The only thing you control is how you respond. Maxime Lagacé
You are the sky. Everything else – it’s just the weather. Pema Chödrön
If you get the inside right, the outside will fall into place. Eckhart Tolle
Rushing or hurrying is creating what you don’t want. Relax. Rhonda Byrne
Remember: we don’t control what happens, we control how we respond. Ryan Holiday
When you keep the peace with yourself, you also bring peace to others. Rhonda Byrne
Being confident and outspoken is overrated. Being present and calm is underrated. Maxime Lagacé
Nothing can disturb the calm peace of my soul. Jiddu Krishnamurti
Having a calm and compassionate mind enables us to use our natural intelligence more effectively. Dalai Lama
When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything. Paramahansa Yogananda
The ability to stay calm and polite, even when people upset you, is a superpower. Vala Afshar
Much of what separates the great from the very good is deep presence, relaxation of the conscious mind, which allows the unconscious to flow unhindered. Josh Waitzkin
The further the reward from the effort, the thinner the competition. Patience is the gatekeeper. Johnny Uzan
Our best and most lasting work comes from when we take things slow. Ryan Holiday
Do you pay regular visits to yourself? Start now. Rumi
If you want to be effective in business, you need a clear, calm, cool, collected mind. Naval Ravikant
You can control so much of your state of mind just by breathing. Justin Kan
If solitude is the school of genius, then the crowded, busy world is the purgatory of the idiot. Ryan Holiday
The wise have self-understanding. The wisest have indifference too. Maxime Lagacé
Only through constant self-awareness and self-knowledge can there be inward tranquillity. Jiddu Krishnamurti
Once you stop seeking outside what’s already inside, you become free and calm. Maxime Lagacé
It is not wise to rush about. If too much energy is used, exhaustion follows. Lao Tzu
When you understand something, then it naturally calms you down. Naval Ravikant
The measure of wisdom is how calm you are when facing any given situation. Naval Ravikant
Never think anything is against you, everything is a blessing. Why should it be different? Just be quiet. Let it all work itself out. Mooji
Remember: Life is, and will always be, messy, fast, uncontrollable, and unpredictable. Maxime Lagacé
Self-knowledge is the first step to maturity. Jane Austen
Maturity is the ability to postpone gratification. Sigmund Freud
We don’t mature through age; we mature in awareness. Byron Katie
Maturity begins when one lives for others. Hermann Hesse
As a mountain of rock is unshaken by wind, so also, the wise are unperturbed by blame or by praise. The Dhammapada
Maturity is doing what’s important and ignoring what’s not. Maxime Lagacé
If you can learn to be patient in a very impatient society, you win. Thibaut
Not taking things personally is a superpower. James Clear
Rise to the peak. What’s worthless, do not seek.
Indifference to external events. And a commitment to justice in your own acts. Marcus Aurelius
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. Rumi
Just do your thing, without complaining. Maxime Lagacé
Maturity is the ability to live in peace with that which we cannot change. Ann Landers
Maturity really means: being very unsurprised by, and calm around, pain and disappointment. Alain de Botton
Do something that doesn’t feel good now to feel good later. Shane Parrish
Maturity starts when drama ends.
Maturity is the capacity to endure uncertainty. John Huston Finley
90% of maturity is getting over the fear of hard work. Jimmy Song
Mature people don’t try to steer the river, they steer themselves. Maxime Lagacé
The wiser you get, the more comfortable you are in chaos. Maxime Lagacé
The master is content to serve as an example and not to impose her will. Lao Tzu
When I didn’t resist, I could see the world. Pema Chödrön
Your happiness cannot be taken by the others if it is not given by the others. Osho
Stress is the inability to decide what’s important.
Stress and confusion come from being busy. Peace and clarity come from slowing down and stilling your waters. Maxime Lagacé
Stress is caused by being here but wanting to be there. Eckhart Tolle
Every once in a while, do you just like to take your time with what you’re doing? Fred Rogers
Today I refuse to stress myself out about things I cannot control or change. Mel Robbins
Our anxiety does not come from thinking about the future, but from wanting to control it. Kahlil Gibran
The need for certainty is the greatest disease the mind faces. Robert Greene
Almost everything will work again if you unplug it for a few minutes, including you. Anne Lamott
The solution is often a good dose of indifference. Maxime Lagacé
Don’t think about the past. Just be here now. Don’t think about the future. Just be here now. Ram Dass
90% of what you’re stressing about right now won’t even matter a year from now. Take a deep breath. Mel Robbins
Don’t spin your wheels trying to get everything done. Focus on getting the right things done instead. Greg McKeown
Comfort makes you weaker. We need some variability, some stressors. Not too much, but just enough. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Lao Tzu
Daily news and sugar confuse our system in the same manner. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Stress is not created by the events in your life, but by your reaction to them. James Pierce
When you become a lover of what is, the war is over. Byron Katie
An ignorant state, stress is. Yoda
A certain amount of doing nothing, and stopping rushing around, would cool everything. Alan Watts
There are two medicines for all ills: time and silence. Alexander Dumas
Don’t try to force anything. Let life be a deep let-go. Osho
Lack of activity destroys the good condition of every human being. Plato
Self-command is the main elegance. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Embrace stress, don’t avoid it. Shane Parrish
They are rushed and busy. You are calm and stready. Maxime Lagacé
Problems only exist in the human mind. Anthony de Mello
The whole world is not looking at you. Thibaut
Make peace with the present moment. Eckhart Tolle
You become wise when you care more about what you control and less about what you don’t. Maxime Lagacé
When we stop opposing reality, action becomes simple, fluid, kind, and fearless. Byron Katie
Finding a moment to sit and just do nothing can be very healing, transforming, and nourishing. Thich Nhat Hanh
Sometimes it’s better to react with no reaction.
It’s not stress that kills us, it is our reaction to it. Hans Selye
Flow with whatever happens and let your mind be free. Zhuangzi
The river becomes calm when it reaches the ocean. Find your ocean each day. Maxime Lagacé
It’s wiser to go slowly in the right direction than fast in the wrong one. Maxime Lagacé
Your ego wants to be busy, but your soul needs simplicity. Maxime Lagacé
Inner peace is like a calm sea shore, with ripples few and waves no more.
Inner peace is like a gentle breeze, calming the mind, and putting it at ease.
Calm is like a peaceful sea, stillness felt, serenity.”,
Calmness in thought, brings a strength so sought.”,
Let the mind be still, and peace will fill.
Find your center, calm your mind, let peace enter.
Believe with all your heart and soul, the place you are is your final goal.
If you’re having a good time, you already won. Jack Butcher
Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. Thich Nhat Hanh
Only wise people trust life enough to let joy happen by itself. Maxime Lagacé
Joy is never tomorrow; it is always now. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
The joy of your spirit is the indication of your strength. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Expectation is the death of spontaneous joy. James Pierce
When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. The Dharmapada
Joy finds you when you no longer seek it. Maxime Lagacé
Comparing yourself to others is a guaranteed prescription for misery. Shane Parrish
If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled. Lao Tzu
A sign of wisdom: you enjoy little things more than big ones. Maxime Lagacé
The greatest enjoyment is experienced when there is no concern for its duration. Wu Hsin
Joy is easier when you’re a little foolish. Maxime Lagacé
Only when you ask nothing of the world can you be truly free. James Pierce
The best pleasures are those for which we do not plan. Alan Watts
Give yourself a gift: the present moment. Marcus Aurelius
The moment is not found by seeking it, but by ceasing to escape from it. James Pierce
We are always in the present, but seldom focused on it. James Clear
The ego needs competition. The soul needs connection. Maxime Lagacé
Take a deep breath. Get present in the moment and ask yourself what is important this very second. Greg McKeown
Breathing and smiling is a deep practice to bring us back to the present moment. Thich Nhat Hanh
Be forgiving with your past self. Be strict with your present self. Be flexible with your future self. James Clear
Focus. Be here and now. A distracted mind is a recipe for unhappiness. Paulo Coelho
If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present. Lao Tzu
You are never fully here because you are always busy trying to get elsewhere. Eckhart Tolle
Make peace with your past so it won’t destroy your present. Paulo Coelho
Unhappiness is created whenever you are out of alignment with the present moment. Eckhart Tolle
This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays. Ralph Waldo Emerson
This is a wonderful day. I’ve never seen this one before. Maya Angelou
Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty. Doris Day
Stop now. Enjoy the moment. It’s now or never. Maxime Lagacé
An early-morning walk is a blessing for the whole day. Henry David Thoreau
Give thanks for a little and you will find a lot. Hansa proverb
Gratitude is the sign of noble souls. Aesop
The world gives you way more than you ever give it. Kamal Ravikant
Gratitude is what you feel when you want what you already have. James Clear
Silent gratitude isn’t very much to anyone. Gertrude Stein
Feeling gratitude and not expressing it is like wrapping a present and not giving it. William Arthur Ward
I thank everything, because everything teaches me something. Maxime Lagacé
Gratitude is the memory of the heart. Jean Baptiste Massieu
Our favorite attitude should be gratitude. Zig Ziglar
Find the good and praise it. Alex Haley
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not. Epicurus
Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. But today is a gift. That’s why they call it the present.
Give yourself permission to slow down. Gabby Bernstein
Life gets better when health becomes your first priority. Maxime Lagacé
Your mental health is everything – prioritize it. Make the time like your life depends on it, because it does. Mel Robbins
Trauma isn’t what happens to you, it’s what happens inside you. Gabor Maté
Much suffering, much unhappiness arises when you take each thought that comes into your head for the truth. Eckhart Tolle
Meditate. It won’t be fun but it will surface what you need to deal with. Naval Ravikant
I invite you to the world of no past. It’s the only sane place to be. Byron Katie
Drifting is the surest path to depression that I know. Focus and action is the fastest way out. Kamal Ravikant
Self-knowledge is the beginning of wisdom, which is the ending of fear. Jiddu Krishnamurti
Know yourself and you will know what to do. Maxime Lagacé
The highest level of mental health cannot be achieved without a high level of physical health. Train both. Gal Shapira
Normalize taking the time you need to feel like you again. Andrew Zaffina
Stop caring about too many things and start listening to one thing: you. Maxime Lagacé
There is no health without mental health. David Satcher
Don’t expect inner peace if you still hate your past. Maxime Lagacé
If you take care of your mind, you take care of the world. Arianna Huffington
Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves. Henry David Thoreau
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. Arthur Ashe
You are more precious to this world than you’ll ever know. Lili Rhinehart
Everybody is somewhat neurotic, and…we must practice tolerance. Carl Jung
Be gentle with yourself. Idil Ahmed
Make peace with your inner turmoil.
The biggest benefit of exercise isn’t your physical health, it’s your mental health. Matthew Kobach
Honor yourself by not criticizing, judging, or denying what you feel. Iyanla Vanzant
Learn how to stop doing. Do not be afraid to admit it when you are tired. Iyanla Vanzant
You cannot be mentally healthy without a routine. Jordan Peterson
Well-being is the final stage of self-acceptance. Maxime Lagacé
The mind craves pleasure, and in doing so creates pain. James Pierce
Self-forgiveness can heal you. Andrew Zaffina
The more you understand yourself the more inner peace you can have. Maxime Lagacé
To feel better, do three things: diet, exercise and sleep. Justin Kan
You will not find great mental health in stagnation. Gal Shapira
One does not become fully human painlessly. Rollo May
The human brain isn’t designed to process all of the world’s emergencies in realtime. Naval Ravikant
Self-care is not a luxury, it’s a priority. Kim Leyva
Closing your eyes and listening to silence is self-care. Maxime Lagacé
Your opinion of you is the only thing that matters. Gal Shapira
The greatest thing you can give yourself is freedom from what others think. Abraham Hicks
Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary. Oscar Wilde
Don’t say “maybe” if you want to say no. Paulo Coelho
Distance yourself from people you don’t want to become. Shane Parrish
Normalize not feeling guilty for putting yourself first.
Choosing not to argue with people is self-care.
The more we say yes, the more complex life gets. Jack Butcher
Detaching from expectations is self-care. Lance Cooper
It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about thier opinions than our own. Marcus Aurelius
Be ok with not being liked. Gal Shapira
You’re not supposed to be loved by everyone. Don’t try. Maxime Lagacé
Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Thich Nhat Hanh
As you get wiser, you stop caring about everything. Maxime Lagacé
Forgiving your old self is self-care.
Not caring what people think and growing at your own pace is self-care.
The ego wants to go fast. The soul needs to go slow. Maxime Lagacé
Unlearning past habits that no longer serve you is self-care. Chris Ruden
Your ego is dumb but your soul is wise. Listen. Maxime Lagacé
Don’t let your desires make you feel miserable. Maxime Lagacé
Not getting what you want is exactly what you need. Maxime Lagacé
If you can’t be happy with a coffee, you won’t be happy with a yacht. Naval Ravikant
Read books, avoid news. Naval Ravikant
Only associate with people where you don’t have to drink to be around them. Naval Ravikant
No one in the world is going to beat you at being you. Naval Ravikant
The people who succeed are irrationally passionate about something. Naval Ravikant
If you don’t care to be liked, they can’t touch you. Naval Ravikant
You’re offended when you fear that it might be true. Naval Ravikant
The more seriously you take yourself, the unhappier you’re going to be. Naval Ravikant
Think for yourself, not of yourself. Think of others, not for others. Naval Ravikant
If you want to save the world, save your little corner of the world. Naval Ravikant
The ability to stay calm during conflict is a superpower. Naval Ravikant
Stop trying to please everyone and just do the shit that makes you happy. Anthony Pompliano
Discipline is the strongest form of self-care. Thibaut
Discipline is choosing between what you want now, and what you want most. Abraham Lincoln
I don’t stop when I’m tired. I stop when I’m done. David Goggins
The successful among us delay gratification. Jordan Peterson
No random actions, none not based on underlying principles. Marcus Aurelius
We don’t rise to the level of our expectations; we fall to the level of our training. Archilochus
Consistency beats inspiration. Daniel Pink
No man is free who cannot command himself. Pythagoras
If I don’t have a project, I don’t have any discipline. Marina Abramovic
Routine, in an intelligent man, is a sign of ambition. W.H. Auden
Most people don’t have a talent problem. They have a consistency problem. Nicolas Cole
Day by day, what you choose, what you think and what you do is who you become. Heraclitus
Avoid things the best version of yourself will regret. Shane Parrish
Curb your desire – don’t set your heart on so many things and you will get what you need. Epictetus
If there isn’t discipline, how can there be a true realization of an ideal? Miyamoto Musashi
One thousand days of lessons for discipline; ten thousand days of lessons for mastery. Miyamoto Musashi
Freedom and responsibility are two aspects of the same coin. If you are not ready to feel responsible, you will never be free. Osho
An idiot with a plan can beat a genius without a plan. Warren Buffett
Small things, done consistently in strategic places, create major impact. David Allen
Discipline is remembering what you want. David Campbell
What is discipline? Discipline means creating an order within you. Osho
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment. Jim Rohn
We must all suffer one of two things: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. Jim Rohn
A person without self-control is like a city with broken-down walls. Proverbs 25:28
How much time are you putting into your highest priorities? Jack Canfield
Learn to convert the discomfort of discipline into the satisfaction of personal growth. Tony Robbins
Nothing is stronger than habit. Ovid
The whole point is to discipline the mind. Swami Vivekananda
Concentrate on a single goal, a single task, and beat it into submission. Robert Greene
Progress is the pursuit of better process. Jack Butcher
Long-term discipline is the talent.
Do what the person you want to be would do. Sahil Lavingia
How would the person I wish to be act today? James Clear
Amateurs get distracted. Pros just keep going. Maxime Lagacé
The time that leads to mastery is dependent on the intensity of our focus. Robert Greene
Your entire life can change with one year of focused daily effort. Sahil Bloom
I will tell you my secret; I do what has to be done. It is that simple. Dannaeh Dube
Discipline is the art of choosing what we know is right or what’s easy. Maxime Lagacé
Discipline is short-term pains that leads to long-term gains. Maxime Lagacé
Discipline requires self-knowledge. Maxime Lagacé
Discipline starts with a calm mind. A mind that knows the direction. Maxime Lagacé
Be yourself. Everyone else is taken. Oscar Wilde
The reward for conformity is that everyone likes you but yourself. Rita Mae Brown
Existence wants you to be you. Osho
It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. André Gide
You must not be afraid of your uniqueness and you must care less and less what people think of you. Robert Greene
No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else. Buckminster Fuller
We are the ones we have been waiting for. Alice Walker
Don’t believe you have to be like anybody to be somebody. Nike
Don’t let other people decide who you are. Bob Goff
You change the world by being yourself. Yoko Ono
If you desire to make a difference in the world, you must be different from the world. Elaine S. Dalton
The world just wants your authentic truth. Gabby Bernstein
You, being yourself, unknowingly inspire others to be themselves. Mooji
It is a waste of energy to follow anybody. Jiddu Krishnamurti
What the world craves is authenticity. Naval Ravikant
Believe in yourself and you will be unstoppable. Conor McGregor
In order to stand out, we have to know what we stand for. Simon Sinek
I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become. Carl Jung
The most contrarian thing of all is not to oppose the crowd but to think for yourself. Peter Thiel
You eliminate competition by being yourself. Dan Go
Don’t follow people. Either walk alongside, or not at all. Naval Ravikant
First you accept, then you become peaceful. Maxime Lagacé
Because one accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her. Lao Tzu
The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely. Carl Jung
Happiness can exist only in acceptance. George Orwell
The true measure of maturity is the willingness to accept the inevitable. Maxime Lagacé
Forgiveness is hard. Acceptance is doable. Sarah Dessen
When the resistance is gone, so are the demons. Pema Chödrön
To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself. Thich Nhat Hanh
My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations. Michael J. Fox
When you live in complete acceptance of what is, that is the end of all drama in your life. Eckhart Tolle
The first step toward change is awareness. The second step is acceptance. Nathaniel Branden
Acceptance is serenity. E.S. Carter
Complete acceptance is the doorway to transformation. Eckhart Tolle
Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. Lao Tzu
A great advantage can be found in accepting hard truths faster than others. Shane Parrish
Acceptance of the unacceptable is the greatest source of grace in this world. Eckhart Tolle
Accept the chaos of life. Fools try to control it. The wise dance with it. Maxime Lagacé
The more you expect, the less room there is for happiness. Maxime Lagacé
The best thinking has been done in solitude. Thomas A. Edison
Solitude helps you find peace. Peace helps you find happiness. Maxime Lagacé
The beaten path is the safest, but the traffic’s terrible. Jeff Taylor
Solitude is the place of purification. Martin Buber
Solitude is the attribute of the strong. The weak is always found in the crowd.
It’s easy to stand in the crowd but it takes courage to stand alone. Mahatma Gandhi
This great misfortune – to be incapable of solitude. Jean de la Bruyère
Solitude is a kind of freedom. Umberto Eco
In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion. Albert Camus
The more you enjoy solitude, the simpler life becomes. Maxime Lagacé
Spend some time alone. There’s so much you don’t know about yourself. Thibaut
Be so relaxed that nothing and nobody can affect you. Maxime Lagacé
Give solitude a chance. You’ve got nothing to lose. And your life to gain back. Joshua Becker
Take the risk or lose the chance.
No pressure, no diamonds. Thomas Carlyle
We can do anything we want to if we stick to it long enough. Helen Keller
Stay foolish to stay sane. Maxime Lagacé
Try again. Fail again. Fail better. Samuel Beckett
Once you choose hope, anything’s possible. Christopher Reeve
Don’t tell people your plans. Show them your results.
Good things happen to those who hustle. Anaïs Nin
When nothing goes right, go left.
He who is brave is free. Seneca
No guts, no story. Chris Brady
Screw it, let’s do it. Richard Branson
My life is my message. Mahatma Gandhi
Stay hungry. Stay foolish. Steve Jobs
If you want it, work for it.
Whatever you are, be a good one. Abraham Lincoln
You matter.
Go for it.
Keep going.
Work hard. Stay humble.
Feel the fear and do it anyway.
Collect moments – not things.
Be a voice. Not an echo.
Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today. Will Rogers
You have to be odd to be number one. Dr. Seuss
Please all, and you will please none. Aesop
Quiet the mind and you become the universe. Maxime Lagacé
Quiet the mind and you become a wildflower. Maxime Lagacé
Quiet the mind and you become a masterpiece. Maxime Lagacé
The wiser you get, the more you detach yourself from the outcomes. Maxime Lagacé
The wiser you get, the less you care about being judged. Maxime Lagacé
The more you understand yourself, the calmer you become. Maxime Lagacé
If you are serious about mental health, be serious about slowing down. Maxime Lagacé
You’ll have peace when you’re ok with not being ok. James Pierce
5 minutes of daily meditation will boost your life 10 times more than reading 50 self-help books. Maxime Lagacé
The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond your reach. Lin Yutang
Besides the noble art of getting things done, there is the noble art of leaving things undone. Lin Yutang
The wisdom of life consists in the elimination of non-essentials. Lin Yutang
It is important that man dreams, but it is perhaps equally important that he can laugh at his own dreams. Lin Yutang
It is not so much what you believe in that matters, as the way in which you believe it and proceed to translate that belief into action. Lin Yutang
The world I believe is far too serious, and being far too serious, is it has need of a wise and merry philosophy. Lin Yutang
Those who are wise won’t be busy, and those who are too busy can’t be wise. Lin Yutang
True peace of mind comes from accepting the worst. Lin Yutang
The wise man reads both books and life itself. Lin Yutang
A good traveler is one who does not know where he is going to, and a perfect traveler does not know where he came from. Lin Yutang
The only function of philosophy is to teach us to take life more lightly. Lin Yutang
If life is all subjective, why not be subjectively happy rather than subjectively sad?. Lin Yutang
If you can spend a perfectly useless afternoon in a perfectly useless manner, you have learned how to live. Lin Yutang
What you’re facing is exactly what you need. Maxime Lagacé
Be ok not being ok.
A problem shared is a problem halved.
Don’t make your life hard by only doing what’s easy. Maxime Lagacé
It’s because you avoid it that you’re scared of it. Maxime Lagacé
In America, more than anywhere else, the individual is lost in the achievements of the many. Albert Einstein
Super intelligence is when you quiet the mind. Maxime Lagacé
If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself. Paulo Coelho
One who believes in himself has no need to convince others. Lao Tzu
Life is a balance between holding on and letting go. Rumi
As you start to walk on the way, the way appears. Rumi
Choice, not chance, determines your destiny. Aristotle
The purpose of knowledge is action, not knowledge. Aristotle
You have two choices, to control your mind or to let your mind control you. Paulo Coelho
The greatest minds are humble and simple. Maxime Lagacé
Every time your mind shifts, your world shifts. Byron Katie
Calmness, gentleness, silence, self-restraint and purity: these are the disciplines of the mind. Bhagavad Gita
A mind that is full of conclusions is a dead mind. A living mind is a free mind, learning, never concluding. Jiddu Krishnamurti
The end of the war with the mind is the end of war. Byron Katie
To a mind that is still the whole universe surrenders. Lao Tzu
The closer one comes to truth, the further one gets from mind. James Pierce
Our mind is evolved to be paranoid, fearful and angry. Naval Ravikant
A man who has not clarity of mind has nothing. Kapil Gupta
The mind that asks a lot of questions is self-correcting. James Clear
Paradise is within you, in your state of no-mind. And hell is also within you, in your very mind. Osho
What the mind doesn’t understand, it worships or fears. Alice Walker
In an age of mental gluttony, meditation is fasting for the mind. Naval Ravikant
Before paying a therapist to listen to you, listen to yourself. Before clearing your inbox, clear your mind. Naval Ravikant
The richest people have health, time and peace of mind. Maxime Lagacé
It is the mind of man alone that is the cause of his bondage or freedom. Chanakya
Too many tricks have been played upon the mind for it to be quiet. Jiddu Krishnamurti
How can a mind that is burdened with beliefs see clearly? How can it be free to observe? Jiddu Krishnamurti
A mind that has no fear is capable of great love. Jiddu Krishnamurti
All the resources we need are in the mind. Theodore Roosevelt
Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be. Abraham Lincoln
Emancipate yourself from mental slavery. None but ourselves can free our minds. Bob Marley
The great viruses of our time spread through minds, not through bodies. Naval Ravikant
When a hundred men stand together, each of them loses his mind and gets another one. Friedrich Nietzsche
Maturity of mind is best shown in slow belief. Baltasar Gracián
The mind is definitely something that can be transformed, and meditation is a means to transform it. Dalai Lama
A mind is like a parachute. It doesn’t work if it is not open. Frank Zappa
If you take care of your mind, you take care of the world. Arianna Huffington
Man can alter his life by altering his thinking. William James
You are not your mind. Eckhart Tolle
Be the observer of your mind. Eckhart Tolle
Move the body. Rest the mind. Naval Ravikant
Your mind is a weapon that must be sharpened daily. Anthony Pompliano
A clear mind is a happy heart. Thibaut
Your entitled mind is dead weight. David Goggins
Knowing your own mind is the solution to all our problems. Lama Yeshe
All problems are illusions of the mind. Eckhart Tolle
Your greatest (and only) enemy is your own mind. Mark Manson
A hasty walk is a sign of a restless mind. Sven Schnieders
Creativity arises behind the conscious mind. Naval Ravikant
Beliefs and thoughts alter cells in your body. Bruce Lipton
The moment is always complete. Only the mind is lacking. James Pierce
Fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind. Dale Carnegie
The world is nothing but your own magnified mind. Osho
You have a mind, but you are not the boss of your mind. Giovanni Dienstmann
When the mind is speaking without permission, it’s lying. Naval Ravikant
Mind always goes ahead or lags behind. Remain with the moment. Osho
Nothing so disturbs the mind as its own thinking. James Pierce
The wiser you get, the less you take your mind seriously. Maxime Lagacé
It is our mind, and that alone, that chains us or sets us free. Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
The mind itself is a muscle — it can be trained and conditioned. Naval Ravikant
Your heart is the light of this world. Don’t cover it with your mind. Mooji
All riches have their origin in mind. Wealth is in ideas – not money. Robert Collier
Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind, the realm of your own. Marcus Aurelius
You can’t always control what goes on outside, but you can always control what goes on inside. Wayne Dyer
If you get your mind in order, everything else gets that much easier. Mark Manson
The only way to conquer the mind is to stop fighting it. Sven Schnieders
The average mind is focused on the future and paralyzed by fear. The wise mind is focused on the present and moved by love. Maxime Lagacé
A better life starts with a better mind. Train it. Maxime Lagacé
Your mind created the entire world. Byron Katie
A mind that is very clear, is free from all entanglements of attachment and so on. Jiddu Krishnamurti
Your mind has the power to change all of the outer aspects of your life. You create your life from the inside out. Rhonda Byrne
Most of the time, the mind is just mud wrestling with itself. Naval Ravikant
When you transform your mind, everything you experience is transformed. Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche
Humility and simplicity lead to a beautiful mind, which leads to a beautiful life. Maxime Lagacé
Misery follows attachment. Inner peace follows detachment. Maxime Lagacé
Play leads to fun. Fun leads to inner peace. Maxime Lagacé
A loud mind is a prison. A calm mind is a paradise. Maxime Lagacé
These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them. Rumi
We carry inside us the wonders we seek outside us. Rumi
Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love. Rumi
The moment you accept what troubles you’ve been given, the door will open. Rumi
Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction. Rumi
Love is the bridge between you and everything. Rumi
Keep silent, because the world of silence is a vast fullness. Rumi
When will you begin that long journey into yourself? Rumi
You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop. Rumi
I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think. Rumi
What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle. Rumi
Whenever they rebuild an old building, they must first of all destroy the old one. Rumi
Let silence be the art you practice. Rumi
Silence gives answers. Rumi
Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop. Rumi
Wise people are waves and oceans. They change constantly yet remain the same. Maxime Lagacé
Whatever lifts the corners of your mouth, trust that. Rumi
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. Rumi
It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you. Rumi
Let silence take you to the core of life. Rumi
In the blackest of your moments, wait with no fear. Rumi
When you see your beauty you will be the idol of yourself. Rumi
I should be suspicious of what I want. Rumi
There is a voice that doesn’t use words, listen. Rumi
Life is a balance of holding on and letting go. Rumi
Caught by our own thoughts, we worry about everything. Rumi
Sit, be still, and listen. Rumi
Let yourself become living poetry. Rumi
The wealth within you, your essence, is your kingdom. Rumi
Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place. Rumi
The desire to know your own soul will end all other desires. Rumi
When I am silent, I fall into the place where everything is music. Rumi
Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd. Rumi
Love risks everything and asks for nothing. Rumi
The wound is the place where the light enters you. Rumi
Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you. Rumi
Everything happens for me, not to me. Byron Katie
A good life is a surprising life. A surprising life is one with few expectations. James Clear
Thoughts are overrated. Intuition is underrated. Maxime Lagacé
You’re never too important to be nice to people. Jon Batiste
If life is a video game, the graphics are great, but the plot is confusing and the tutorial is way too long.
The most important thing is to find out what is the most important thing. Shunryu Suzuki
The game is to be where you are. Be it honestly and as consciously as you know how. Ram Dass
When there is no desire, all things are at peace. Lao Tzu
We are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking. Santosh Kalwar
The mind without passions is a fortress. No place is more secure. Marcus Aurelius
That’s life: starting over, one breath at a time. Sharon Salzberg
The greatest effort is not concerned with results. Atisha
Your desire for pleasure or happiness makes you unhappy. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
No matter how much you try to hold on to something, it will all be gone. Taoist proverb
If we are facing in the right direction, all we have to do is keep on walking. Buddhist proverb
Craziness is good. Crazy people are happy, free, they have no hindrance. Seungsahn
The key to everything: give yourself permission to be who you really are. Susan Cain
We think too much and feel too little. Charlie Chaplin
He who is untrue to his own cause cannot command the respect of others. Albert Einstein
Man is born free, but everywhere he is in chains. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
I cannot teach anybody anything. I can only make them think. Socrates
God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh. Voltaire
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. Confucius
I never learned anything when I was talking. Larry King
In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion. Albert Camus
Don’t push the river; let the river flow. Arianna Huffington
No clinging, no seeking. Zen proverb
Direction matters more than speed. Shane Parrish
Recognize and honor your uniqueness. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
You are still guided by your expectations. Chuang Tzu
Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. Alexander Hamilton
Talking is overrated. Listening is underrated. Maxime Lagacé
Remember: eventually, no one will remember you. Jack Butcher
A man is literally what he thinks, his character being the complete sum of all his thoughts. James Allen
Everything in your life is there as a vehicle for your transformation. Use it. Ram Dass
Our deepest nature is to awaken and flower. Tara Brach
Fools laugh at others. The wise laugh with others. The wisest laugh at themselves. Maxime Lagacé
The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing. Oscar Wilde
Go to Heaven for the climate, Hell for the company. Mark Twain
It’s okay to be alone, to be sad, to rest and repair. Really. Susan Cain
No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see. Lao Tzu
Little things console us because little things afflict us. Blaise Pascal
Abundance is harder for us to handle than scarcity. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
If you don’t crave for joy, misery won’t touch you. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
Nothing in the world can bother you as much as your own mind. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
The more you meditate, the more you understand yourself, the more peaceful you can be. Maxime Lagacé
You should be far more concerned with your current trajectory than with your current results. James Clear
The way of the sage is to act but not to compete. Lao Tzu
We need the mud in order to make the lotus. Thich Nhat Hanh
If you miss the present moment, you miss your appointment with life. Thich Nhat Hanh
If you follow wisdom, fun follows you. If you follow fun, misery follows you. Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
A man who is never foolish is not as wise as he thinks. François de La Rochefoucauld
Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life. Immanuel Kant
Foolishness is a twin sister of wisdom. Witold Gombrowicz
A wise man never loses anything, if he has himself. Michel de Montaigne
Silence is the sleep that nourishes wisdom. Francis Bacon
Discipline is wisdom and vice versa. M. Scott Peck
Great wisdom is generous; petty wisdom is contentious. Zhuangzi
A symptom of wisdom is curiosity. The evidence is calmness and perseverance. The causes are experimentation and understanding. Maxime Lagacé
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness. Michel de Montaigne
There is only a finger’s difference between a wise man and a fool. Diogenes
Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens. Jimi Hendrix
Never say no twice if you mean it. Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Everything comes in time to him who knows how to wait. Leo Tolstoy
The wise know they are fools. Fools think they are wise. Maxime Lagacé
Maturity is when you stop being surprised by anything. Wisdom is when you start again. Maxime Lagacé
Wisdom and deep intelligence require an honest appreciation of mystery. Thomas Moore
He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book. Benjamin Franklin
Who then is free? The wise man who can command himself. Horace
He who would begun has half done. Dare to be wise; begin. Horace
One part of wisdom is knowing what you don’t need anymore and letting it go. Jane Fonda
Do now what your future you will thank you for. Maxime Lagacé
The day you plant the seed is not the day you eat the fruit. Paulo Coelho
If the fool would persist in his folly he would become wise. William Blake
Knowledge shrinks as wisdom grows. Alfred North Whitehead
Pain is the doorway to wisdom and to truth. Keith Miller
No man was ever wise by chance. Seneca
Kindness is wisdom. Philip James Bailey
Wisdom outweighs any wealth. Sophocles
The wise are those who know the Self. Sri Sathya Sai Baba
I would rather be a man of paradoxes than a man of prejudices. Jean-Jacques Rousseau
We will be known forever by the tracks we leave. Dakota
Wisdom is knowing what to ignore. Shane Parrish
A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men. Roal Dahl
Wisdom is seeing wounds and obstacles as blessings. Maxime Lagacé
Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give. William A. Ward
Give yourself a gift: the present moment. Marcus Aurelius
The moment is not found by seeking it, but by ceasing to escape from it. James Pierce
Calm your mind. Train your body. Master your craft. Be present in the moment. Shane Parrish
The ego needs competition. The soul needs connection. Maxime Lagacé
Anxiety, the illness of our time, comes primarily from our inability to dwell in the present moment. Thich Nhat Hanh
Only the present moment is real. Thich Nhat Hanh
Take a deep breath. Get present in the moment and ask yourself what is important this very second. Greg McKeown
Sit just to enjoy your sitting; you don’t need to attain any goal. Thich Nhat Hanh
Breathing and smiling is a deep practice to bring us back to the present moment. Thich Nhat Hanh
Be forgiving with your past self. Be strict with your present self. Be flexible with your future self. James Clear
Remind yourself: You can only deal with the present moment. Everything else is a memory, a hope or a fear. Anthony J James
To live in the past is to die in the present. Bill Belichick
Only one who is at peace with the transitory nature of things can truly live. James Pierce
You have never been anywhere other than the present, and you never will be. James Pierce
Your primary focus should be on determining the most crucial element.
The top priority is to figure out what the top priority is.
Ignore what’s useless and focus on the vital few. Maxime Lagacé
Disregard the irrelevant and concentrate on the essential few.
Pay no attention to what’s unimportant and center your attention on the crucial few.
2 things in life: what you should give your attention to, and what you should ignore. Maxime Lagacé
To be happy we need something to solve. Happiness is therefore a form of action. Mark Manson
In a world deluged by irrelevant information, clarity is power. Yuval Noah Harari
Focus does not mean saying yes, it means saying no. Steve Jobs
It is those who concentrate on but one thing at a time who advance in this world. Og Mandino
Only through focus can you do world-class things, no matter how capable you are. Bill Gates
Too much sugar leads to a heavy body, and too many distractions lead to a heavy mind. Naval Ravikant
The successful warrior is the average man, with laser-like focus. Bruce Lee
Knowing what to leave out is just as important as knowing what to focus on. Warren Buffett
Your attention has value. Don’t give it away. They will say it’s important but it’s not. Stay focused. Maxime Lagacé
The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say ‘no’ to almost everything. Warren Buffett
Focus is more important than genius. Greg McKeown
To produce at your peak level you need to work for extended periods with full concentration on a single task free from distraction. Cal Newport
99.99% of everything is noise. Michael Saylor
You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks. Winston Churchill
The only reason men fail is because of broken focus. Mike Murdock
Lack of direction, not lack of time, is the problem. Zig Ziglar
4 hours of focused work a day for 6 months will change your life. Dan Koe
Multitasking is the sign of a stressed and diseased mind simultaneously doing many things poorly. Thibaut
Quality work and quality thinking require quiet focus. Thibaut
Develop the habit of letting small bad things happen. If you don’t, you’ll never find time for the life-changing big things. Tim Ferriss
Those who focus best are relatively immune to emotional turbulence. Daniel Goleman
The skill of the century is being able to focus. Period. Maxime Lagacé
I succeeded because I have a long attention span. Charlie Munger
If you chase two rabbits, both will escape. Russian proverb
My success, part of it certainly, is that I have focused in on a few things. Bill Gates
Focus like a laser, not a flashlight. Michael Jordan
The main thing is to keep the main thing a main thing. Stephen R.Covey
Re-focus. What’s vital? Thibaut
Every distraction prevents you from realizing your full potential. Shane Parrish
Focus on one thing: the most important. Maxime Lagacé
It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about? Henry David Thoreau
Focus is the art of knowing what to ignore. James Clear
A focused fool can accomplish more than a distracted genius. Alez Hormozi
Starve your distractions, feed your focus.
Don’t get distracted. Keep building. Changpeng Zhao
Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do. John Carmack
Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow. Robert T. Kiyosaki
Set your target and keep trying until you reach it. Napoleon Hill
They will all ask for your time and attention. Learning to say no will be your superpower. Maxime Lagacé
Focus to unlock your genius. Maxime Lagacé
If you want to do more you have to commit to less. Raise the standards. Narrow the focus. Shane Parrish
Be on guard. The road widens, and many of the detours are seductive. David Foster Wallace
Turn off the news. Delay the unessential. Reduce your appointments. Slow down. Break tasks into small portions. Thibaut
Our focus is our future. David DeNotaris
To leave the distracted masses to join the focused few, I’m arguing, is a transformative experience. Cal Newport
Human beings, it seems, are at their best when immersed deeply in something challenging. Cal Newport
Distraction is a liability. Focus is an asset. Jack Butcher
When you’re distracted, someone else gets paid. When you’re focused, you do. Jack Butcher
All great achievements are the result of sustained focus over time – all of them. Gary Keller
Focus is the art of saying no, a lot. Maxime Lagacé
99.9% of the information is useless. Learn to ignore. Find the signal. Maxime Lagacé
Do 2-3 hours of daily focused work and you’ll be ahead of 99% of people in 1 year.
The secret to being productive is to work on the right thing — even if it’s at a slow pace. James Clear
Ruthlessly protect your time. Anthony Pompliano
The greatest productivity hack is the willingness to turn people down. Mark Manson
There is nothing quite so useless, as doing with great efficiency, something that should not be done at all. Peter Drucker
Do less. Keep returning to one thing and continue to refine it. James Clear
The most important habit is saying no. Shane Parrish
Until your one thing is done – everything else is a distraction. Gary Keller
Choosing the priority is as important as working on it. James Clear
Stop seeking gratification and you’ll start doing the right things. Maxime Lagacé
In the long-run, prioritization beats efficiency. James Clear
Time spent has nothing to do with job done. Naval Ravikant
What is the highest leverage action I can execute on right now? James Clear
For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned. Benjamin Franklin
Amplify what works, discard what doesn’t. Gal Shapira
The majority of what you want will come from the minority of what you do. Gary Keller
Divided attention makes for slow results. Shane Parrish
People who squander time on the unessential tend to have no time for the essential. Shane Parrish
Dividing your attention divides your results. Shane Parrish
There is magic in knocking down your most important domino day after day. Gary Keller
What you work on is more important than working fast. Maxime Lagacé
Saying no and being indistractable are superpowers. Maxime Lagacé
Will it be fun? No. Will it be good for others or your future self? Yes. Then do it. Maxime Lagacé
Paradise is accepting the moment as it is. Maxime Lagacé
Expectations kill happiness. Maxime Lagacé
A mind at ease is a mind that sees. Maxime Lagacé
Work hard then unwind. The path to peace of mind. Maxime Lagacé
Inner peace is freedom from expectations. Maxime Lagacé
Let go, accept, release. You’ll find inner peace. Maxime Lagacé
Your river flows with ease when you have inner peace. Maxime Lagacé
Let the wind bring you peace within. Maxime Lagacé
Make sure you know what makes you happy and don’t forget it. Derek Sivers
Externally, be humble. Internally, be confident. James Clear
When making plans, think big. When making progress, think small. James Clear
Just start. Start slow if you have to. Start small if you have to. Start privately if you have to. Just start. James Clear
Complaining increases the weight of the burden. James Clear
You’ll feel better once you get started. James Clear
Six months from now, what you will you wish you had spent time on today? James Clear
Focus is elimination, then concentration. James Clear
The ultimate form of preparation is not planning for a specific scenario, but a mindset that can handle uncertainty. James Clear
We don’t have a calm mind because we are ambitious. Maxime Lagacé
Understand your mind and you will know peace. Maxime Lagacé
You become calm when you understand yourself. Maxime Lagacé
A peaceful mind leads to a peaceful life. Maxime Lagacé
The ambitious mind is not peaceful. Maxime Lagacé
The wisest thing is focusing on the moment. The second best is relaxing into it. Maxime Lagacé
You become efficient when you focus on the moment. You become wise when you relax into it. Maxime Lagacé
Every feeling is fine.
Nothing is stable, not even what’s right here. Marcus Aurelius
If you are serious about mental health, be serious about physical health. Maxime Lagacé
Just as rain breaks through an ill-thatched house, so passion penetrates an undeveloped mind. The Dhammapada
Better it is to live one day virtuous and meditative than to live a hundred years immoral and uncontrolled. The Dhammapada
Though one may conquer a thousand times a thousand men in battle, yet he indeed is the noblest victor who conquers himself. The Dhammapada
Better than a thousand useless words is one useful word. The Dhammapada
The righteous live happily both in this world and the next. The Dhammapada
Whoever is overcome by this wretched and sticky craving, his sorrows grow like grass after the rains. The Dhammapada
Empty this boat, O monk! Emptied, it will sail lightly. The Dhammapada
Make your mind clear, and you will be peaceful. Maxime Lagacé
People exist for one another. You can instruct or endure them. Marcus Aurelius
External things are not the problem. It’s your assessment of them. Which you can erase right now. Marcus Aurelius
The main thing we were made for is to work with others. Secondly, to resist our body’s urges. Marcus Aurelius
Remember: our business is with things that really matter. Marcus Aurelius
Don’t be ashamed to need help. Like a soldier storming a wall, you have a mission to accomplish. Marcus Aurelius
And if you’ve been wounded and you need a comrade to pull you up? So what? Marcus Aurelius
No matter what anyone says or does, my task is to be good. Marcus Aurelius
The mind itself has no needs, except for those it creates itself. Marcus Aurelius
Don’t pay attention to other people’s minds. Look straight ahead, where nature is leading you. Marcus Aurelius
Welcome with affection what is sent by fate. Marcus Aurelius
Stop wishing for something else to happen, for a different fate. That is to live a false life. Marcus Aurelius
While you live, while it is in your power, be good. Marcus Aurelius
The tranquillity that comes when you stop caring what they say. Or think, or do. Only what you do. Marcus Aurelius
Today I have got out of all trouble, or rather I have cast out all trouble, for it was not outside, but within and in my opinions. Marcus Aurelius
You must turn to profit the present by the aid of reason and justice. Marcus Aurelius
How much time he saves who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks. Marcus Aurelius
Not to waste time on nonsense. Marcus Aurelius
You don’t love yourself enough. Or you’d love your nature too, and what it demands of you. Marcus Aurelius
Refer your action to no other end than the common good. Marcus Aurelius
As an antidote to battle unkindness we were given kindness. Marcus Aurelius
First, do nothing inconsiderately or without a purpose. Second, make your acts refer to nothing else but a social end. Marcus Aurelius
Have I done something for the common good? Then I share in the benefits. To stay centered on that. Not to give up. Marcus Aurelius
The secret of all victory lies in the organization of the non-obvious. Marcus Aurelius
Being attached to many things, we are weighed down and dragged along with them. Marcus Aurelius
Whenever externals are more important to you than your own integrity, then be prepared to serve them the remainder of your life. Marcus Aurelius
If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgement of them. Marcus Aurelius
You could leave life right now. Let that determine what you do and say and think. Marcus Aurelius
How trivial the things we want so passionately are. Marcus Aurelius
Live out your life in truth and justice, tolerant of those who are neither true nor just. Marcus Aurelius
Perfect tranquility within consists in the good ordering of the mind. Marcus Aurelius
Resolve to accept whatever happens as necessary and familiar, flowing like water from that same source and spring. Marcus Aurelius
Whatever the universal nature assigns to any man at any time is for the good of that man at that time. Marcus Aurelius
All disturbances arise solely from the opinions within us. Marcus Aurelius
To move from one unselfish action to another. Marcus Aurelius
Loss is nothing else but change, and change is Nature’s delight. Marcus Aurelius
The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way. Marcus Aurelius
Accept whatever comes to you woven in the pattern of your destiny, for what could more aptly fit your needs? Marcus Aurelius
Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future, too. Marcus Aurelius
A setback has often cleared the way for greater prosperity. Many things have fallen only to rise to more exalted heights. Marcus Aurelius
Very little is needed for everything to be upset and ruined, only a slight lapse in reason. Marcus Aurelius
Self-control and resistance to distractions. Marcus Aurelius
Doing your job, without whining. Marcus Aurelius
Not to busy myself about trifling things. Marcus Aurelius
Turn your desire to stone. Quench your appetites. Keep your mind centered on itself. Marcus Aurelius
Do external things distract you? Then make time for yourself to learn something worthwhile; stop letting yourself be pulled in all directions. Marcus Aurelius
Expectation is the grandfather of disappointment. The world can never own a man who wants nothing. Wu Hsin
The attachment to beliefs is the greatest shackle. Wu Hsin
Whereas pain is a physical experience, suffering is a mental one. It is the sense that things should be other than they are. Wu Hsin
To search for happiness implies its absence. Wu Hsin
There is no forest, there is no cave, there is no mountaintop, where one can hide from oneself. Wu Hsin
The man of contentment seeks nothing that he doesn’t have. Wu Hsin
To conquer the large, begin with the small. To change your world, begin by changing yourself. Wu Hsin
Happiness springs from doing good and helping others. Plato
The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less. Socrates
True wisdom comes to each of us when we realize how little we understand about life, ourselves, and the world around us. Socrates
We cannot live better than in seeking to become better. Socrates
Why should we pay so much attention to what the majority thinks? Socrates
Do not be angry with me if I tell you the truth. Socrates
Do not go through life like leaf blown from here to there believing whatever you are told. Socrates
Be the kind of person that you want people to think you are. Socrates
How long will you wait before you demand the best of yourself? Epictetus
People are not disturbed by things but by the view they take of them. Epictetus
You have one life. You’re dead for tens of billions of years, and you’re going to be dead for tens of billions of years. Naval Ravikant
A happy, calm, and peaceful person will make better decisions. So if you want to operate at peak performance, you have to learn how to tame your mind. Naval Ravikant
Be impatient with actions but patient with results. Naval Ravikant
Sing the song that only you can sing, write the book that only you can write, build the product that only you can build… live the life that only you can live. Naval Ravikant
You’ll do better work if you’re bored rather than busy. Naval Ravikant
Happiness is a skill that you develop and a choice that you make. You choose to be happy, and then you work at it. Naval Ravikant
A lot of happiness is just being present. Naval Ravikant
Ruthlessly cut meetings out of your life. Naval Ravikant
Live the life you want other people to live. Naval Ravikant
Happiness is more about peace than it is about joy. Naval Ravikant
Only through suffering do you have change and self-improvement. Naval Ravikant
All real success is internal and has very little to do with external circumstances. Naval Ravikant
You have to do hard things to create your own meaning in life. Naval Ravikant
Happiness is not about positive thoughts. It’s not about negative thoughts. It’s about the absence of desire, especially the absence of desire for external things. Naval Ravikant
You can neither give happiness, nor receive it. Naval Ravikant
Real happiness only comes as a side-effect of peace. Most of it is going to come from acceptance, not from changing your external environment. Naval Ravikant
Internal happiness is reward from being in flow. Create, meditate, love, play. Clears the mind and leaves us in peace. Naval Ravikant
Happiness is an internal trait that comes out of being peaceful and accepting of whatever is going on around you. Naval Ravikant
We are born with happiness, we are intrinsically happy creatures but we become unhappy because our egos create desire. Naval Ravikant
Desire pulls us out of the moment. So something is missing right now then we chase that and we wonder why we are unhappy. Naval Ravikant
Peace is happiness at rest and happiness is peace in motion. Naval Ravikant
You choose to be happy, and then you work at it. It’s just like building muscles. Naval Ravikant
To live in the present moment is the highest calling. It’s the source of all happiness. Naval Ravikant
To have peace of mind, you have to have peace of body, first. Naval Ravikant
You literally have to free up your time because the world will assault you with its own agendas. Naval Ravikant
You have to say no to everything and free up your time so you can solve the important problems. Naval Ravikant
A clear mind, leads to better judgement, leads to better outcome. Naval Ravikant
The fewer desires I can have, the more I can accept the current state of things. Naval Ravikant
Everything is perfect exactly the way it is. It is only in our particular minds that we’re unhappy or not happy and things are perfect or imperfect because of what we desire. Naval Ravikant
If you want to be effective in business, you need a clear, calm, cool, and collected mind. Naval Ravikant
We’re not really here that long, and we don’t really matter that much. Nothing that we do lasts. Naval Ravikant
Eventually, you will fade. Your works will fade. Your children will fade. Your thoughts will fade. These planets will fade. This sun will fade. It will all be gone. Naval Ravikant
Throw out your expectations and you’ll be fine. Maxime Lagacé
As you get wiser, you realize expectations is what’s making you unhappy. Maxime Lagacé
As you get wiser, you stop trying to steer the river. Maxime Lagacé
Peace of mind is letting go of expectations. Maxime Lagacé
For greed, the entire world is too little. Seneca
Reject the basic assumptions of civilization, especially the importance of material possessions. Chuck Palahniuk
One day you will realize that material things mean nothing.
He does not possess wealth, it possesses him. Benjamin Franklin
Materialism is believing stuff will make you happy. Maxime Lagacé
Of prosperity, mortals can never have enough. Aeschylus
What matters much more is internal happiness and peace than any external material attachments. Naval Ravikant
Wisdom is knowing eternal satisfaction is impossible. Maxime Lagacé
Those who lose themselves in their desire for possession lose their innate nature. Zhuangzi
Increase of material comforts, it may be generally laid down, does not in any way whatsoever conduce to moral growth. Mahatma Gandhi
Consumption is an unquenchable thirst. Joshua Fields Millburn
The material possessions aren’t the problem; our attachment is the problem. Joshua Fields Millburn
Possessions are usually diminished by possession. Friedrich Nietzsche
Prosperity is ever providing itself with anxieties. Publius Syrus
We clutter our free time with trivialities. We clutter our desires with attachments. Joshua Fields Millburn
To be content with little is difficult; to be content with much, impossible. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Fools chase. The wise relax. Maxime Lagacé
A great property is a great bondage for the owner. Publius Syrus
No one is impressed with your possessions as much as you are. Morgan Housel
Much of the stuff you think you need is simple social conditioning. Wake up. Thibaut
The real luxuries of life are health, time, and freedom, not cars, clothes or homes.
The modern consumerist system is designed to take your money and time away from you. Anthony Ongaro
Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful. Regina Brett
There must be more to life than having everything. Maurice Sendak
Spend more time cultivating a mind that is not attached to material things than time spent accumulating them. Cory Muscara
As you get wiser, you realize materialism only enrich the rich and impoverish your soul. Maxime Lagacé
What if the answer isn’t to do more? What if the answer is to want less? Mark Manson
Let there be as little materialism as possible, with the maximum of spirituality. Swami Vivekananda
I use to work to get shiny things. Now, I work to have an empty calendar. Aaron Aalto
Discard everything that does not contribute to your best life. Joshua Becker
Normalize not caring about your status. Life is not a competition. Maxime Lagacé
Who has the greatest possessions? He who wants least. Publius Syrus
You will be happy with stuff only if you can be happy without stuff. Thibaut
To be happy, we needn’t add anything to our lives — we must only subtract. Joshua Fields Millburn
The more things you have, the more weight you carry. Thibaut
Life is not about getting more. Life is about becoming more. Reham Khan
The wonderful things in life are the things you do, not the things you have. Reinhold Messner
The wealthiest have health, time and inner peace. They know the rest is optional. Maxime Lagacé
It’s your search for happiness that leads to unhappiness. Maxime Lagacé
Stop believing stuff will make you happy forever. It will not. Maxime Lagacé
Simplify your life: You need less than you think. Maxime Lagacé
Focus on a handful of things: your health, love, and mission. Ignore everything else. Maxime Lagacé
Who is wise? The one who knows what’s important and what’s not. Maxime Lagacé
A simple way to simplify your life is to say no, a lot. Maxime Lagacé
Don’t say life is hard if you still have ideals. Maxime Lagacé
Do more of what’s making you feel alive, and less of the opposite. Maxime Lagacé
Doing your best brings peace. Letting go of the outcomes too. Maxime Lagacé
There is beauty, but you need a calm mind to see it. Maxime Lagacé
You can’t see beauty with a busy mind. Maxime Lagacé
Travel light, live light, love light, spread the light. Malte Marten
Wisdom is watering your garden daily, not having it. Maxime Lagacé
Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become. Paramahansa Yogananda
The power of unfulfilled desires is the root of all man’s slavery. Paramahansa Yogananda
Making others happy, through kindness of speech and sincerity of right advice, is a sign of true greatness. Paramahansa Yogananda
Retire to the center of your being, which is calmness. Paramahansa Yogananda
When the mind is calm, how quickly, how smoothly, how beautifully you will perceive everything. Paramahansa Yogananda
If you want to be sad, no one in the world can make you happy. But if you make up your mind to be happy, no one and nothing on earth can take that happiness from you. Paramahansa Yogananda
Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world. Paramahansa Yogananda
By the practice of meditation, you will find that you are carrying within your heart a portable paradise. Paramahansa Yogananda
