"Wealth is like sea water; the more we drink the thirstier we become."

-- Schopenhauer

"Give up trying to be recognized and others will recognize it."

-- Michael LaFargue

"If you begin to understand what you are without trying to change it, then what you are undergoes transformation."

-- Krishnamurti

"Sometimes the best way to convince someone he is wrong is to let him have his own way."

-- Red O'Donnell

"Choose your enemy very carefully, for you will grow to be more like him."

-- George Williams

"Things will get better despite our efforts to improve them."

-- Will Rogers

"You have much more control over your behavior than you do over your thoughts or emotions, so paradoxically the best way to master your emotions is to let them be, stay relaxed and focus on constructive action."

-- Dan Millman

"It's trying to live up to the lies we tell ourselves that makes us better people."

-- Bobcat Goldthwait

"The curious paradox is that when I accept myself just as I am, then I can change."

-- Carl Rogers

"Perhaps doing in order to be good is what keeps you from realizing that you are already good."

-- Cheri Huber

"You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."

-- Walt Disney

"The moment you think you are 'helping,' you undo the whole thing."

-- Swami Vivekananda

"We go all wrong by too strenuous a resolution to go all right."

-- Nathaniel Hawthorne

"It is when we all play it safe that we create a world of upmost insecurity."

-- Dag Hammarskjold

"Everything is perfect, but there is a lot of room for improvement."

-- Shunryu Suzuki

"A good place to look for wisdom, therefore, is where you least expect to find it: in the minds of your opponents."

-- Jonathan Haidt