Estranged

"If one is estranged from oneself, then one is estranged from others too. If one is out of touch with oneself, then one cannot touch others."
- Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Believe

"Believe nothing just because a so-called wise person said it. Believe nothing just because a belief is generally held. Believe nothing just because it is said in ancient books. Believe nothing just because it is said to be of divine origin. Believe nothing just because someone else believes it. Believe only what you yourself test and judge to be true."
- Buddha

The Thankless Position

"That is the thankless position of the father in the family -- the provider for all, and the enemy of all. - J. August Strindberg

Balanced by Sadness

"There are as many nights as days, and the one is just as long as the other in the year's course. Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word 'happy' would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness." - Carl Jung

Doing Your Duty

"Do something every day that you don't want to do; this is the golden rule for acquiring the habit of doing your duty without pain."

- Mark Twain

Causes and Return

"We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand invisible threads, and along these sympathetic fibers, our actions run as causes and return to us as results." - Herman Melville

Magical Effect

"Patience and perseverance have a magical effect before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish"

-John Quincy Adams