A few thoughts from others that inspire me:
The intellect is good but until it has become the servant of the heart it is of little avail. -‘Abdu’l-Baha
Few know how to help themselves when they are beset by misfortune. Bound by fate, humanity runs an endless circle of sorrow. Their grim companion is disunity from themselves. Father Zeus, free them from these great sufferings and show every one of them the GENIUS who is their guide. ~Pythagoras
But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.” ~ Khalil Gibran
Submit to a daily practice. Keep knocking and the joy inside will eventually open a window. ~Rumi
We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever. – Carl Sagan
What sane person could live in this world and not be crazy? -Ursula K. Le Guin
Rising Over the Smoke 