Ask yourself whether you are happy, and you cease to be so. John Stuart Mill

Everyone that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in everyone. – 1John 4:16

A person who wants to do good knocks at the gate; a person who loves finds the gate open. – Tagore

When we experience the sufferings of others as our own and respond in love, we are acting from compassion.- Laurence Boldt

For the Great Spirit is everywhere. He hears whatever is in our minds and hearts; it is not necessary to speak to Him in a loud voice. -Black Elk

It is our self-assessments that open us to further pain. The Ashanti have said, If an arrow has not entered, then its removal is not hard.

Life can be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards – Kierkegaard

Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands. – Seneca

Look within. Within is the fountain of good, and it will ever bubble up, if thou wilt ever dig. – Marcus Aurelius

It is not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about? -Thoreau