Dan Millman / Peaceful Warrior
@peacefulwarrior.com
Dan’s books, including Way of the Peaceful Warrior, have inspired and informed millions of readers in 29 languages worldwide. www.peacefulwarrior.com
Every now and again, take a good look
at something not made with human hands:
a mountain, a star, the turn of a stream,
bringing wisdom and patience,
and the assurance that
you are not alone in the world.
-Sidney Lovett
at something not made with human hands:
a mountain, a star, the turn of a stream,
bringing wisdom and patience,
and the assurance that
you are not alone in the world.
-Sidney Lovett
October 5, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Every now and again, take a good look
at something not made with human hands:
a mountain, a star, the turn of a stream,
bringing wisdom and patience,
and the assurance that
you are not alone in the world.
-Sidney Lovett
at something not made with human hands:
a mountain, a star, the turn of a stream,
bringing wisdom and patience,
and the assurance that
you are not alone in the world.
-Sidney Lovett
A sound mind in a sound body —
a brief but full description of happiness:
Those who possess both
have little more to wish for.
-John Locke
a brief but full description of happiness:
Those who possess both
have little more to wish for.
-John Locke
September 25, 2026 at 9:02 PM
A sound mind in a sound body —
a brief but full description of happiness:
Those who possess both
have little more to wish for.
-John Locke
a brief but full description of happiness:
Those who possess both
have little more to wish for.
-John Locke
The whole course of human history
may depend on a change of heart in one individual —
it’s in the mind and soul of the individual
that the battle between good and evil is won or lost.
-M. Scott Peck
may depend on a change of heart in one individual —
it’s in the mind and soul of the individual
that the battle between good and evil is won or lost.
-M. Scott Peck
September 17, 2026 at 1:51 AM
The whole course of human history
may depend on a change of heart in one individual —
it’s in the mind and soul of the individual
that the battle between good and evil is won or lost.
-M. Scott Peck
may depend on a change of heart in one individual —
it’s in the mind and soul of the individual
that the battle between good and evil is won or lost.
-M. Scott Peck
All human beings
should try to learn before they die
what they are running from,
and to, and why.
-James Thurber
should try to learn before they die
what they are running from,
and to, and why.
-James Thurber
September 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
All human beings
should try to learn before they die
what they are running from,
and to, and why.
-James Thurber
should try to learn before they die
what they are running from,
and to, and why.
-James Thurber
True generosity toward the future
consists in giving everything to the present.
-Albert Camus
consists in giving everything to the present.
-Albert Camus
August 29, 2026 at 1:10 AM
True generosity toward the future
consists in giving everything to the present.
-Albert Camus
consists in giving everything to the present.
-Albert Camus
Knowing others is wisdom;
knowing yourself is illumination.
-Lao-tse
knowing yourself is illumination.
-Lao-tse
August 23, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Knowing others is wisdom;
knowing yourself is illumination.
-Lao-tse
knowing yourself is illumination.
-Lao-tse
The worlds great civilizations have progressed:
From bondage to faith;
from faith to courage;
from courage to liberty;
from liberty to abundance;
from abundance to selfishness;
from selfishness to complacency;
from complacency to apathy;
from apathy to dependence
& back to bondage
-Fraser Tyler
From bondage to faith;
from faith to courage;
from courage to liberty;
from liberty to abundance;
from abundance to selfishness;
from selfishness to complacency;
from complacency to apathy;
from apathy to dependence
& back to bondage
-Fraser Tyler
August 8, 2026 at 9:35 PM
The worlds great civilizations have progressed:
From bondage to faith;
from faith to courage;
from courage to liberty;
from liberty to abundance;
from abundance to selfishness;
from selfishness to complacency;
from complacency to apathy;
from apathy to dependence
& back to bondage
-Fraser Tyler
From bondage to faith;
from faith to courage;
from courage to liberty;
from liberty to abundance;
from abundance to selfishness;
from selfishness to complacency;
from complacency to apathy;
from apathy to dependence
& back to bondage
-Fraser Tyler
August 3, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Two men looked out of prison bars:
One saw mud and the other saw stars.
-Serbian proverb
One saw mud and the other saw stars.
-Serbian proverb
July 27, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Two men looked out of prison bars:
One saw mud and the other saw stars.
-Serbian proverb
One saw mud and the other saw stars.
-Serbian proverb
What lies behind us and
what lies before us
are tiny matters c
mpared to what lies within us.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
what lies before us
are tiny matters c
mpared to what lies within us.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
July 20, 2026 at 10:23 PM
What lies behind us and
what lies before us
are tiny matters c
mpared to what lies within us.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
what lies before us
are tiny matters c
mpared to what lies within us.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
You cannot do a kindness too soon,
for you never know
how soon it will be too late.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
for you never know
how soon it will be too late.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
July 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
You cannot do a kindness too soon,
for you never know
how soon it will be too late.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
for you never know
how soon it will be too late.
-Ralph Waldo Emerson
The wonderful thing about saints
is that they were human.
They lost their tempers, got hungry,
were egotistical or impatient in their turns,
made mistakes and regretted them.
Still, they went on,
doggedly blundering toward heaven.
-Phyllis McGinley
is that they were human.
They lost their tempers, got hungry,
were egotistical or impatient in their turns,
made mistakes and regretted them.
Still, they went on,
doggedly blundering toward heaven.
-Phyllis McGinley
July 4, 2026 at 11:43 PM
The wonderful thing about saints
is that they were human.
They lost their tempers, got hungry,
were egotistical or impatient in their turns,
made mistakes and regretted them.
Still, they went on,
doggedly blundering toward heaven.
-Phyllis McGinley
is that they were human.
They lost their tempers, got hungry,
were egotistical or impatient in their turns,
made mistakes and regretted them.
Still, they went on,
doggedly blundering toward heaven.
-Phyllis McGinley
Real riches are those we possess inside.
-B.C. Forbes
-B.C. Forbes
June 30, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Real riches are those we possess inside.
-B.C. Forbes
-B.C. Forbes
Throw your heart over the fence
and the rest will follow.
-Norman Vincent Peale
and the rest will follow.
-Norman Vincent Peale
June 23, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Throw your heart over the fence
and the rest will follow.
-Norman Vincent Peale
and the rest will follow.
-Norman Vincent Peale
We struggle with money;
we struggle without money.
We struggle with love;
we struggle without love.
Yet we manage. So keep laughing,
bring fun to what you do. Live with style,
in a way that is present, and meaningful,
and has some beauty to it.
-Pierce Brosnan
we struggle without money.
We struggle with love;
we struggle without love.
Yet we manage. So keep laughing,
bring fun to what you do. Live with style,
in a way that is present, and meaningful,
and has some beauty to it.
-Pierce Brosnan
June 19, 2026 at 9:55 PM
We struggle with money;
we struggle without money.
We struggle with love;
we struggle without love.
Yet we manage. So keep laughing,
bring fun to what you do. Live with style,
in a way that is present, and meaningful,
and has some beauty to it.
-Pierce Brosnan
we struggle without money.
We struggle with love;
we struggle without love.
Yet we manage. So keep laughing,
bring fun to what you do. Live with style,
in a way that is present, and meaningful,
and has some beauty to it.
-Pierce Brosnan
Happiness is not some emotional phantom
that floats in and out of our lives.
We can choose to behave in a happy way every day.
Laughter and enthusiasm are fuels that move the world.
The world belongs to the enthusiastic —
people follow them anywhere..
Andy Andrews
that floats in and out of our lives.
We can choose to behave in a happy way every day.
Laughter and enthusiasm are fuels that move the world.
The world belongs to the enthusiastic —
people follow them anywhere..
Andy Andrews
June 14, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Happiness is not some emotional phantom
that floats in and out of our lives.
We can choose to behave in a happy way every day.
Laughter and enthusiasm are fuels that move the world.
The world belongs to the enthusiastic —
people follow them anywhere..
Andy Andrews
that floats in and out of our lives.
We can choose to behave in a happy way every day.
Laughter and enthusiasm are fuels that move the world.
The world belongs to the enthusiastic —
people follow them anywhere..
Andy Andrews
Think for yourself and
let others enjoy the right
to do the same.
-Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet)
let others enjoy the right
to do the same.
-Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet)
June 9, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Think for yourself and
let others enjoy the right
to do the same.
-Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet)
let others enjoy the right
to do the same.
-Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet)
Never hesitate to ask for help;
no one succeeds alone.
-Micheline Bouchard
no one succeeds alone.
-Micheline Bouchard
June 3, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Never hesitate to ask for help;
no one succeeds alone.
-Micheline Bouchard
no one succeeds alone.
-Micheline Bouchard
Do the best you can
until you know better,
and then when you know better,
do better.
-Maya Angelou
until you know better,
and then when you know better,
do better.
-Maya Angelou
May 29, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Do the best you can
until you know better,
and then when you know better,
do better.
-Maya Angelou
until you know better,
and then when you know better,
do better.
-Maya Angelou
Your whole life shows in your face;
be proud of that.
-Lauren Bacall
be proud of that.
-Lauren Bacall
May 24, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Your whole life shows in your face;
be proud of that.
-Lauren Bacall
be proud of that.
-Lauren Bacall
When you reach the edge of
all the light you carry,
and must take a step into
darkness of the unknown,
one of two things will happen:
Either you'll find
something solid to stand on
or you will learn how to fly.
-Patrick Overton
all the light you carry,
and must take a step into
darkness of the unknown,
one of two things will happen:
Either you'll find
something solid to stand on
or you will learn how to fly.
-Patrick Overton
May 18, 2026 at 4:14 PM
When you reach the edge of
all the light you carry,
and must take a step into
darkness of the unknown,
one of two things will happen:
Either you'll find
something solid to stand on
or you will learn how to fly.
-Patrick Overton
all the light you carry,
and must take a step into
darkness of the unknown,
one of two things will happen:
Either you'll find
something solid to stand on
or you will learn how to fly.
-Patrick Overton
We have no art;
we just do everything
as well as we can.
-Balinese proverb
we just do everything
as well as we can.
-Balinese proverb
May 9, 2026 at 8:52 PM
We have no art;
we just do everything
as well as we can.
-Balinese proverb
we just do everything
as well as we can.
-Balinese proverb
If a child falls into a river,
or an elder cries out from a burning building,
or someone faints in the street -
a group of convicts would risk their lives to give aid
at least as quickly as a group of millionaires.
-Clarence Darrow
or an elder cries out from a burning building,
or someone faints in the street -
a group of convicts would risk their lives to give aid
at least as quickly as a group of millionaires.
-Clarence Darrow
May 1, 2026 at 10:04 PM
If a child falls into a river,
or an elder cries out from a burning building,
or someone faints in the street -
a group of convicts would risk their lives to give aid
at least as quickly as a group of millionaires.
-Clarence Darrow
or an elder cries out from a burning building,
or someone faints in the street -
a group of convicts would risk their lives to give aid
at least as quickly as a group of millionaires.
-Clarence Darrow
A misty morning
does not predict a cloudy day.
-Japanese proverb
does not predict a cloudy day.
-Japanese proverb
April 25, 2026 at 9:41 PM
A misty morning
does not predict a cloudy day.
-Japanese proverb
does not predict a cloudy day.
-Japanese proverb
We know who we are,
but know not who we may be.
-William Shakespeare
but know not who we may be.
-William Shakespeare
April 21, 2026 at 9:27 PM
We know who we are,
but know not who we may be.
-William Shakespeare
but know not who we may be.
-William Shakespeare