Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Suffering follows an evil thought as the wheels of a cart follow the oxen that draws it. Our life is shaped by our mind; we become what we think. Joy follows a pure thought like a shadow that never leaves.
~The Buddha
Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after.
~Henry David Thoreau
“When we are unable to find tranquility within ourselves, it is useless to seek it elsewhere.”
~ Francois de La Rochefoucauld
Amor's Thoughts
"Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration" ~Thomas Edison
Amor's Thoughts 
I am on the verge of something really deep with the Buddha quote..something about the thought causing the outcome.. I can;t quite put my finger on it but maybe I should not question the great Buddha… I fully agree with the last one.. that goes for happiness and peace and ..oh all that is part of tranquility huh… 🙂
The last one is my fave. I had to save the best for last 😀
yes it definitely is the one I would choose too… it makes the most sense to me.. not that I would pick the easy one for me to understand…
What’s the first one really mean? that we make our own suffering or joy on our thoughts? there is something missing….
Have to disagree with the third. Sometimes being in the right place can trigger a release of the tension that prevents tranquility.
Great quotes!
hmm … an alternate view that makes sense.
he does that a lot…. 🙂
😀 … I have SMART people on my blog 😀
Yea I noticed that 🙂
and we’re humble too! 😉
That Buddha quote is just amazing! I liked the others too but Buddha just out-gamed those guys 😉
Interestingly enough, me fave is the one by Francois 🙂