Numquam incertus; semper apertus.  "Never uncertain, always open."

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." ~ Thoreau

"It is no measure of health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society." ~ J. Krishnamurti

"Most of the luxuries, and many of the so-called comforts of life, are not only not indispensable but positive hindrances to the elevation of mankind." ~ Thoreau


"Weak eyes are fondest of glittering objects."  ~ Thomas Carlyle

"Our inventions are wont to be pretty toys, which distract our attention from serious things. They are but improved means to an unimproved end, an end which it was already but too easy to arrive at." ~ Thoreau

"A large heart can be filled with very little."  ~ Antonio Porchia

"Sadness makes you spend more - An examination of consumer behavior reveals an unconscious link between happiness and frugality. The lesson? A miserable customer is a profitable customer." ~ Researchers from Harvard University

"I want this, I want that. Is nothing but foolishness. I'll tell you a secret – all things are impermanent." ~ Ryokan

"An object in possession seldom retains the same charm that it had in pursuit." Pliny the Younger

"Not wanting something is as good as possessing it."  ~ Henry David Thoreau

"I count him braver who overcomes his desires than he who overcomes his enemies." Aristotle

"The things you own end up owning you." ~ Tyler Durden (Fight Club)

"Nothing is worth more than this day!" -Goethe