Self-care is never a selfish act—it is simply good stewardship of the only gift I have, the gift I was put on earth to offer others. Anytime we can listen to true self and give it the care it requires, we do it not only for ourselves, but for the many others whose lives we touch.

We live in deeds, not years; in thoughts, not breaths; In feelings, not in figures on a dial.

Happiness is the natural flower of duty.

Every time we see a man who has attained our human ideal a little more fully than we have, it wakens our languid blood and fills us with new longings.

As our self-interests differ, so do our feelings.

Be happy in your own skin.

It is simply a practical way to be more in touch with the fullness of your being through a systematic process of self-observation, self-inquiry, and mindful action.

But waking up is ultimately something that each one of us can only do for ourselves. When it comes down to it, wherever you go, there you are

Resolved, never to do anything which I should be afraid to do if it were the last hour of my life.

You are responsible for allocating your life.

In doing what we ought we deserve no praise, because it is our duty.

The surest defense against Evil is extreme individualism, originality of thinking, whimsicality, even — if you will — eccentricity. That is, something that can't be feigned, faked, imitated; something even a seasoned impostor couldn't be happy with. Something, in other words, that can't be shared, like your own skin — not even by a minority.