“We place a happy life in tranquility of mind.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero

“In order to understand the world, one has to turn away from it on occasion.” – Albert Camus

“Our work for peace must begin within the private world of each one of us.” – Dag Hammarskjold

“Read or sit in revery and watch the changing colors of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“You’ve got to learn to do everything lightly…Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them.” – Aldous Huxley

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” – Lao Tzu

“Peace is present right here and now, in ourselves and in everything we do and see. Every breath we take, every step we take, can be filled with peace, joy, and serenity. The question is whether or not we are in touch with it. We need only to be awake alive in the present moment.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

“There is no way to peace, peace is the way.” – Mahatma Gandhi

“You must take life the way it comes at you and make the best of it.” – Yann Martel

“Don’t be too quick to draw conclusions from what happens to you; simply let it happen.” – Rainer Maria Rilke