“Vivir no es solo existir, sino existir y crear, saber gozar y sufrir, y no dormir sin sonar. Descansar, es empezar a morir.”
—Miguel de Unamuno, Spanish poet, novelist, & philosopher (1864-1936)

“The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. He to whom this emotion is a stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as good as dead: his eyes are close.”
—Albert Einstein, US (German-born) physicist (1879-1955)

“An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind.”
—M.K. Gandhi, Indian political & spiritual leader (1869-1948)

“None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet & philosopher (1803-1882)

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”
—Henry David Thoreau, American poet & philosopher (1817-1862)

“Everything you can imagine is real.”
—Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter & sculptor (1881-1973)

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.”
—Henry David Thoreau, American poet & philosopher (1817-1862)

“Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity.”
—Paulo Coelho, Brazilian Lyricist & Novelist

“A veces podemos pasarnos años sin vivir en absoluto, y de pronto toda nuestra vida se concentra en un solo instante.”
—Oscar Wilde, Irish poet (1854-1900)