Every man desires to live long, but no man wishes to be old.
-Jonathan Swift
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
-Rabindranath Tagore
Everything is blooming most recklessly; if it were voices instead of colours, there would be an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night.
To succeed, you must have tremendous perseverance, tremendous will. “I will drink the ocean”, says the persevering soul; “at my will mountains will crumble up”.
We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls.
-Mother Teresa
Who realises all the happiness he desires? Everything is in the hands of God. Therefore, one should learn contentment.