But words are things, and a small drop of ink, Falling like dew, upon a thought, produces That which makes thousands, perhaps millions, think.

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There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you will still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything.

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Life is trouble. Only death is not. To be alive is to undo your belt and *look* for trouble.

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Man is a goal-seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching out and striving for his goals. ― Aristotle

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Somewhere out there is a unique place for you to help others – a unique life role for you to fill that only you can fill. — Thomas Kinkade

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Live for yourself and you will live in vain; Live for others, and you will live again.

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Find ecstasy in life; the mere sense of living is joy enough. — Emily Dickinson

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Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it."

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The truth is, unless you let go, unless you forgive yourself, unless you forgive the situation, unless you realize that the situation is over, you cannot move forward. ― Steve Maraboli

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Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.

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