Much of your pain is self-chosen. It is the bitter potion which the physician within you heals your sick self.
Therefore trust the physician, and drink his remedy in silence and tranquility.
— Kahlil Gibran.
"That which sings and contemplates in you is still dwelling within the bounds of that first moment which scattered the stars into space."
— Kahlil Gibran.
“Do not live as if you have ten thousand years left. Your fate hangs over you. While you are still living, while you still exist on this Earth, strive to become a genuinely great person.”
— Marcus Aurelius.