Buddhaghosa·430 ADHolding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
Socrates·400 BC·AthensThe secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
Thucydides·431 BC·Athens, GreeceHappiness depends on being free, and freedom depends on being courageous.
James Cook·1770Do just once what others say you can't do, and you will never pay attention to their limitations again.
Marcus Aurelius·180 ADHow easy it is to repel and to wipe away every impression which is troublesome or unsuitable, and immediately to be in all tranquility.
Lao Tzu·600 BCBy letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try, the world is beyond the winning.
Shunryu Suzuki·1970Without accepting the fact that everything changes, we cannot find perfect composure.
ChanakyaDon't judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, because time has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.
Lao Tzu·500 BC·Hangu PassLife is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow.
Thich Nhat Hanh·2005When you understand the roots of anger in yourself and in the other, your mind will enjoy true peace, joy and lightness