“The art of living is neither careless drifting on the one hand nor fearful clinging on the other. It consists in being sensitive to each moment, in regarding it as utterly unique, in having the mind open and wholly receptive.”
Alan Watts
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“Prevention is better than cure” Desiderius Erasmus
“Be happy in the moment, that’s enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.” Mother Teresa
“The ingredients of health and long life, are great temperance, open air, easy labour, and little care”. Sir Philip Sidney
“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck” Dalai Lama