" Good friends, good books, and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. "

— Mark Twain

" Happiness is not something ready-made. It comes from your own actions. "

— Dalai Lama

" The moon will guide you through the night with her brightness, but she will always dwell in the darkness, in order to be seen. "

— Shannon L. Alder

" Within the mind are all the resources required for successful living. Ideas are present in the consciousness, which when released and given scope to grow and take shape, can lead to successful events. "

— A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

" Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you finally feel it. "

— J.K. Rowling

" Use what talents you possess: the woods would be very silent if no birds sang there except those that sang best. "

— Henry van Dyke