“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.”

— The Buddha, Dhammapada (c. 3rd century BC)

“Awareness is primordial; it is the original state, beginningless, endless, uncaused, unsupported, without parts, without change.”

— Nisargadatta Maharaj, I Am That (1973)

“Do not seek fame. Do not make plans. Do not be absorbed by activities. Do not think that you know. Be aware of all that is and dwell in the infinite.”

— Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu (c. 3rd century BC)

“No one succeeds without effort. Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance.”

— Ramana Maharshi, Talks with Sri Ramana Maharshi (1955)

“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.”

— Laozi, Tao Te Ching (c. 6th century BC)

“Silence is the language of God; all else is poor translation.”

— Jalal al-Din Rumi, Fihi Ma Fihi (c. 1258)

“The meaning of life is just to be alive. It is so plain and so obvious and so simple. And yet, everybody rushes around in a great panic as if it were necessary to achieve something beyond themselves.”

— Alan Watts, The Book (1966)

“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, Book VII (c. 170 AD)

“Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”

— The Buddha, Anguttara Nikaya (c. 3rd century BC)

“There is nothing wrong with the world. What is wrong is in yourself.”

— Nisargadatta Maharaj, I Am That (1973)

“Not knowing is true knowledge. Presuming to know is a disease.”

— Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu (c. 3rd century BC)

“Do you have the patience to wait until your mud settles and the water is clear?”

— Laozi, Tao Te Ching (c. 6th century BC)