May 7

A person who tries to find good outside himself, either in this life or in the one to come, is making a mistake.

I went along all the earth, searching for a guiding light. I went all over without rest, at night and during the day, and then I heard from a preacher, who opened the truth to me, that the answer is inside my soul, and that the light which I was looking for everywhere in the world is inside me.

— Eastern Wisdom

There are no coincidences, either in life or in one’s fate. A man creates his own destiny.

— Abel Villemain

You either make evil for yourself, or you escape sin and purify yourself; you are bad or evil, or you are pure; and nobody can save you except for yourself.

— Dhammapadda, a book of Buddhist Wisdom

Your body is a city which is full of good and evil; and you are the king of this city and your intellect is your best counselor.

— Saint Luke

The happiness or unhappiness of a man does not depend upon the amount of property or gold he owns. Happiness or misery is in one’s soul. A wise man feels at home in every country. The whole universe is the home of a noble soul.

— Democritus

Nothing can give a man strength when he is looking for salvation other than his own effort.