The world says: “You have needs — satisfy them. You have as much right as the rich and the mighty. Don’t hesitate to satisfy your needs; indeed, expand your needs and demand more.” This is the worldly doctrine of today. And they believe that this is freedom. The result for the rich is isolation and suicide, for the poor, envy and murder. ”

—    Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Brothers Karamazov

“ To laugh is to risk appearing a fool.

To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.

To reach out to another is to risk involvement.

To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.

To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss.

To love is to risk not being loved in return.

To hope is to risk pain.

To try is to risk failure.

But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing. ”

—    William Arthur Ward

“ When I look at a person, I see a person - not a rank, not a class, not a title. ”
—    Criss Jami

Doing nothing is better than being busy doing nothing.

—Lao Tzu

The easiest way to organize your stuff is to get rid of most of it.

—Joshua Fields Millburn

Blessed is he who has variety in his life: thrice blessed is he who has both freedom and variety.

—William J. Dawson

It is a waste of energy to be angry with a man who behaves badly, just as it is to be angry with a car that won’t go.”— Bertrand Russell