mindfulness
“Man only likes to count his troubles; he doesn't calculate his happiness.”
“To live is so startling, it leaves little time for anything else.”
“To think too long on what is past is to lose the moment at hand.”
“They can conquer who believe they can.”
“The place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.”
“Be silent for the most part; or, if you speak, say only what is necessary.”
“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”
“Be not swept off your feet by the vividness of the impression; but say, “Impression, wait for me a little—let me see what you are.””
“In theory there is nothing to hinder our following what we are taught; but in life there are many things to draw us aside.”
“Don’t let the force of an impression carry you away; say, “Wait for me a little, impression.””
“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”
“On every occasion turn to yourself and ask what power you have for making a proper use of it.”
“The ancestor of every action is a thought.”
“Distracted from distraction by distraction.”
“When the wayfarer whistles in the dark, he may be disavowing his timidity, but he does not see any more clearly for doing so.”
“Humor was another of the soul’s weapons in the fight for self-preservation.”
“The important thing is to know how to take all things quietly.”
“Go outside, to the country, enjoy the sun and all nature has to offer.”
“At such moments I don't think about all the misery, but about the beauty that still remains.”
“I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains.”