„Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.“

„One of the most spiritual things you can do is acknowledge the human aspect of your life. Once you acknowledge the human aspect of your life you'll recognize the spiritual fuel that ignites that human engine.“

—  Steve Maraboli 1975

Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 98

„Because of your purity, youthful Utu has made everything abundant for you; may a sweet life be your lot, son of Ninsumun.“

—  Shulgi

About Gilgamesh
A tablet (𒁾) to Utu

„Trust is the foundation of all life’s relationships. It is an essential ingredient in successful leadership. It is not something we are entitled to, either. You have to earn it.“

—  Don Soderquist 1934 - 2016

Don Soderquist “ Live Learn Lead to Make a Difference https://books.google.com/books?id=s0q7mZf9oDkC&lpg=pg=PP1&dq=Don%20Soderquist&pg=PP1#v=onepage&q&f=false, Thomas Nelson, April 2006 p. 153.
On Building Trust

„To devote your life to the good of all and to the happiness of all is religion. Whatever you do for your own sake is not religion.“

—  Swami Vivekananda Indian Hindu monk and phylosopher 1863 - 1902

Pearls of Wisdom

„Don't you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you're not taking advantage of it? Do you realize you've lived nearly half the time you have to live already?“

—  Ernest Hemingway, book The Sun Also Rises

Source: The Sun Also Rises

„Just because you refuse to acknowledge something, refuse to look at it or think about it, doesn’t mean it’s not there, that it doesn’t affect you and the choices you make in your life.“

—  Rachel Gibson American writer 1961

Source: Tangled Up In You

„You've seen your birth, your
life and death; you might recall
all of the rest — (did you
have a good world when you
died?) — enough to base
a movie on?“

—  Jim Morrison lead singer of The Doors 1943 - 1971

An American Prayer (1978)
Context: The program for this evening
is not new. You have seen
This entertainment through and through.
You've seen your birth, your
life and death; you might recall
all of the rest — (did you
have a good world when you
died?) — enough to base
a movie on?

„… as you are not to be a boy all your life- and I trust would not be reckoned a fool- use your every endeavour to be a good man“

—  Ignatius Sancho British composer, writer and grocer 1729 - 1780

(from vol 2, letter 13: 29 Nov 1778, to Mr S___ in Madras).

„Trust allows you to give. Giving is abundant. As you give so it shall be given to you. If you give with judgment, limitation and stinginess, that is what you will create in your life - judgment, limitation, and stinginess.“

—  Gary Zukav American writer and revivalist 1942

„Having acknowledged the measure of the good to be pleasure, i. e., beauty, the European upper classes went back in their comprehension of art to the gross conception of the primitive Greeks which Plato had already condemned. And with this understanding of life, a theory of art was formulated.“

—  Leo Tolstoy Russian writer 1828 - 1910

What is Art? (1897)

„Sometimes you didn't really arrive at a conclusion about your life, you just discovered that you already had.“

—  Guy Gavriel Kay, book Lord of Emperors

Source: Lord of Emperors

„How would your life be different if … You approached all relationships with authenticity and honesty? Let today be the day … You dedicate yourself to building relationships on the solid foundation of truth and authenticity.“

—  Steve Maraboli 1975

Source: Life, the Truth, and Being Free (2010), p. 145

„But nothing is solid and permanent. Our lives are raised on the shakiest foundations. You don't need to read history books to know that. You only have to know the history of your own life.“

—  Ron Rash American poet, short story writer and novelist 1953

Source: One Foot in Eden

„Freedom is the foundation for all wonderful things in life.“

—  Jeffrey Tucker American writer 1963

„As long as you find something beautiful, good, and true to believe in and abide by, you have the equivalent of God in your life.“

—  Thich Nhat Hanh Religious leader and peace activist 1926

Source: Creating True Peace: Ending Violence in Yourself, Your Family, Your Community, and the World

„Goodness is always an asset. A man who is straight, friendly and useful may never be famous, but he is respected and liked by all who know him. He has laid a sound foundation for success and he will have a worthwhile life.“

—  Herbert N. Casson Canadian journalist and writer 1869 - 1951

Herbert N. Casson in: Forbes (1948). p. 42
1920s-1940s

„To bring anything into your life, imagine that it's already there.“

—  Richard Bach American spiritual writer 1936

Source: The Bridge Across Forever: A True Love Story

„… when you put your life in a good place, good things follow.“

—  Willie Nelson American country music singer-songwriter. 1933

Source: The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart

„No matter how good somebody's life looks from the outside, you can be sure there's something about it you wouldn't want to have in your life.“

—  Jean Ferris American children's writer 1939 - 2015

Source: Twice Upon a Marigold