Yoda on the secret to success

Do or do not. There is  no try                     Yoda

This is a key principle in Behavioural Activation and in Step-by-Step Planning.

Abraham Lincoln on the best way to relieve your own suffering

To ease another's heartache is to forget one's own 

Abraham Lincoln

 See Schwartz  and Sendor (1999) Helping others helps oneself: response shift eff€ects in peer support  for empircal support.
http://old.dsav.asn.au/research/Helping%20others%20helps%20oneself%20by%20Schwartz%20&%20Sendor.pdf

The tale of the two wolves

One evening, an elderly Cherokee brave told his
grandson about a battle that goes on inside people.

He said "my son, the battle is between two 'wolves' inside us all.
One is evil. 

It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance,
self-pity, guilt, resentment,inferiority, lies, false pride,superiority, and ego.

The other is good.
It is joy, peace love, hope serenity,humility, kindness, benevolence,
empathy, generosity,truth, compassion and faith."

The grandson though aboutit for a minute and then asked his grandfather:

"Which wolf wins?..."

The old cherokee simply replied,
"The one that you feed"

This tale can be found in various forms. This version comes from

http://www.nanticokeindians.org/tale_of_two_wolves.cfm