“There are better places to find pride than in stockpiles of unnecessary possessions.” —Joshua Becker

“Small wins are exactly what they sound like, and are part of how keystone habits create widespread changes.” —Charles Duhigg

“Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.” —John Anster

“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” ―Louis L'Amour

“In the silence of the heart, God speaks!” —Mother Teresa

“They invented hugs to let people know you love them without saying anything.” —Bil Keane

“Look closely. The beautiful may be small.” —Immanuel Kant

“If you want to write, you need to keep an honest, unpublishable journal that nobody reads, nobody but you.” —Madeleine L’Engle

“The art of living well and the art of dying well are one.” —Epicurus

“For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong.” —H.L. Mencken

“If the home is a body, the table is the heart, the beating center, the sustainer of life and health.” —Shauna Niequist

“This is what ultimately matters: where you end up, not the speed at which you get there, or the number of people you impress with your jittery busyness along the way.” —Cal Newport

“A picture is worth a thousand words.” —Arthur Brisbane, and many others.

“It is wrong and immoral to seek to escape the consequences of one’s acts.” —Gandhi

“Find your voice and inspire others to find theirs.” —Stephen Covey

“Memories are the key not to the past, but to the future.” —Corrie Ten Boom

“Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the Lord Christ.” Colossians 3:23-24 (ESV)

“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson

“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” —C.S. Lewis