See beauty in the familiar

To laugh often and much;
to win the respect of intelligent people
and the affection of children;
to earn the appreciation of honest critics
and endure the betrayal of false friends;
to appreciate beauty; to find the best in others;
to leave the world a bit better
whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition;
to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived.
This is to have succeeded.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

See beauty in the familiar.
- Jonathan Lockwood Huie

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

As far as we can discern,
the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
- Carl Jung

No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.
- William Blake