Thoughts for thought
These can help with difficult thoughts/emotions, or remind us of values and beliefs worth considering.
Or simply to inspire us to hang on for another day.

Chinese philosopher (551-479 bc)
Confucius
By three methods we may learn wisdom:
​First, by reflection, which is noblest;
Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and
Third, by experience, which is the bitterest.

Musician & actor (1967 - )
Tim McGraw
We all take different paths in life, but no matter where we go, we take a little of each other everywhere.

Theoretical Physicist, Nobel Laureate (1879-1955)
Albert Einstein
A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new.

Theoretical Physicist, Nobel Laureate (1918-1988)
Richard Feynman
Doubt is not to be feared but welcomed. Humility in your general life and also in the face of nature. And be absolutely delighted when you find out that you are wrong.

Poet, Pulitzer Prize winner (1935-2019)
Mary Oliver, "Sometimes"
Instructions for living a life:
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.

Writer & Artist (1957- )
Mary Anne Radmacher
Courage does not always roar. Sometimes, courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow."

Psychoanalyst & Visual Artist (1902-1994)
Erik Erikson
The more you know yourself, the more patience you have for what you see in others.

Poet & Civil Rights Activist (1928-2014)
Maya Angelou
I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

Poet & Pacifist (1914-1993)
William Stafford, "Being a Person"
How you stand here is important. How you
listen for the next things to happen. How you breathe.