“Life is about balance. Be kind, but don’t let people abuse you. Trust, but don’t be deceived. Be content, but never stop improving yourself.”

“Don’t waste another day of your life grieving over something that you cannot do anything about. Let God give you a new beginning. Your mistakes are not enough to stop God if you don’t let them.”

Joyce Meyer (1943) American author and speaker

““Damn you!" Dagenham raged, “Don’t you realize that you can’t trust people? They don’t know enough for their own good.”
“Then let them learn or die. We’re all in this together. Let’s live or die together.””

Alfred Bester book The Stars My Destination

“The trouble is if you don’t spend your life yourself, other people spend it for you.”

Peter Shaffer (1926–2016) English playwright and screenwriter

“Go to Idris. You’re safer there, but don’t be trusting, and don’t let your guard down. I need you to live.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Heavenly Fire

“Don’t never depend on somebody else to take care of you, sugar. Trust in the Lord, and then you just take care of yourself, and things will work out fine.”

Mary Kay Andrews (1954) American writer(original name/Kathy Hogan Trocheck)

“When effort is needed, effort will appear. When effortlessness becomes essential, it will assert itself. You need not push life about. Just flow with it and give yourself completely to the task of the present moment, (…) Don’t be afraid, don’t resist, don’t delay. Be what you are. There is nothing to be afraid of. Trust and try. Experiment honestly. Give your real being a chance to shape your life. You will not regret.”

Nisargadatta Maharaj (1897–1981) Indian guru

“Whatever baggage you have, use it. Conquer it. Don’t let it stop you.”

Sara Shepard (1973) Author

“… saying that you don’t have time to improve your thoughts and your life is like saying you don’t have time to stop for gas because you’re too busy driving. Eventually it will catch up with you.” - The Monk who sold his Ferrari”

Robin S. Sharma (1965) Canadian self help writer

“If you don’t love yourself, you'll always be chasing people who don’t love you, either.”

Ralph Smart