“In youth we learn; 
                  in age we understand.”

                    —Marie von Ebner-
                          Eschenbach

  “Originality is independence, not rebellion;
             it is sincerity, not antagonism.”

               —George Henry Lewes

                 “Every child is an artist.
          The problem is how to remain
              an artist once we grow up.”

                     —Pablo Picasso

“There is only one corner of the universe you can 
be certain of improving, and that”s your own self.”

—Aldous Huxley

                “All the art of living lies
          in a fine mingling of letting go 
                     and holding on.”        

                    —Havelock Ellis

 
                  “The world is a book, 
            and those who do not travel 
                     read only a page.”

                    —Saint Augustine  

“That which man seeks externally in the highest heavens he seeks internally in the depths of his soul. Spiritual space, like physical, is curved. We journey far to reach our origin.”                              

                          —Huston Smith

                “Inch by inch it’s a cinch.
                Yard by yard it gets hard.
                 Mile-by-mile it’s a trial!" 

                            —Proverb
                         

                         “It is not the
                  mountain we conquer
                        but ourselves.”

                  —Sir Edmund Hillary

                    “Be faithful to
                  that which exists 
                   within yourself.”

                    —Andre Gide 

          “The day which we fear
     as our last is but the birthday
                    of eternity.”

                    —Seneca

“Success is peace of mind which is a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming.”                                           

                                —John R. Wooden

“Clarity in the present moment 
uncovers landmarks for understanding
the past and the future.    

—rmh²