“Memories of the past and anticipation of the future exist only now, and thus to try to live completely in the present is to strive for what already is the case.” ~ Alan Watts
“Every mind must know the whole lesson for itself – must go over the whole ground. What it does not see, what it does not live, it will not know. ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a conscious endeavor.” ~ from Walden, by Henry David Thoreau
“Every human being’s essential nature is perfect and faultless, but after years of immersion in the world we easily forget our roots and take on a counterfeit nature.” ~ Lao-tzu
“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.” ~ Albert Einstein
“A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he be at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be.” ~ Abraham Maslow
