"All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on." (Havelock Ellis)
"By letting go it all gets done." (Lao Tzu)
"Face your fear, empty yourself, trust your own voice, let go of control, have faith in outcomes, connect with a larger purpose, derive meaning from the struggle." (Jigoro Kano) [attributed]
"If you let go a little you will have a little happiness. If you let go a lot you will have a lot of happiness. If you let go completely you will be free." (Ajahn Chah)
"If you see certainty in that which is uncertain, you are bound to suffer." (Ajahn Chah)
"It is wisdom that enables letting go of a lesser happiness in pursuit of a happiness which is greater." (Dhammapada)
"Knowledge is learning something every day. Wisdom is letting go of something every day." (Zen saying)
"Letting go doesn't mean that you don't care about someone anymore. It's just realizing that the only person you really have control over is yourself." (Deborah Reber)
"Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness." (Thich Nhat Hanh)
"Meditation is a skillful letting go: gently but with resolution." (Ajahn Sumedho)
"Meditation means to be constantly extricating yourself from the clinging of mind. By letting go of even the thought ‘I,’ and 'me' what is left? There is nowhere to stand and no one to stand there. No separation anywhere. Pure awareness. Neither this, nor that. Just clarity and being." (Ram Dass)
"Open your arms to change, but don't let go of your values." (Dalai Lama)
"Some of us think holding on makes us strong, but sometimes it is letting go." (Herman Hesse)
"When there is hallucination, there is the truth, by recognising it as hallucination. Where there is suffering, there is peace and bliss, by letting go and experiencing it for numberless suffering sentient beings. Always think of how others are kind and precious Treat them as you would like to be treated." (Thubten Zopa Rinpoche)
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