"Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. "
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata
"The U.S. is a great country. You can live the way you want there; you can be a self-made person. But sometimes, when all our energy goes into progress, acquisition, and productivity, it leaves a huge emptiness in the heart."
John O'Donohue
"Work is love made visible.
And if you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and take alms of those who work with joy. "
Khalil Gibran, The Prophet