250+ The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Quotes

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Quotes:  The illustrated book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy is filled with inspirational quotes and life lessons that are both simple and profound. Here are over 250 thought-provoking quotes from this beautiful modern fable.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse Quotes About Life’s Journey

• “Sometimes,” said the horse, “the smallest thing takes up the most room in your heart.”
• “What do you want to be when you grow up?” asked the mole. “Kind,” said the boy.
• “Everyone is a bit scared,” said the mole, “but the bravest among us keep going.”
• “You don’t always have to know where you’re going to know you’re on the right path,” said the boy.
• “Where are we going?” asked the boy. “Onward,” said the horse. “Just keep walking.”
• “The truth is, there is no knowing where one road will lead. We can only carry on, one step at a time,” said the horse.
• “All we can do is take care of those around us. Everything else comes and goes,” said the mole.
• “What do you think the view is like from the top of that mountain over there?” asked the boy. “Beautiful,” said the mole. “But the view halfway up may be the best.”
• “It’s the friends we meet along the way that help us appreciate the view,” said the mole.
• “What matters isn’t if you get knocked down; what matters is if you get back up again,” said the horse.
• “Don’t compare your chapter one to someone else’s chapter twenty,” said the horse.
• “Sometimes being brave means asking for help,” said the horse.
• “Getting lost will help you find yourself,” said the fox.
• “No path ahead is ever certain. The best we can do is hope,” said the horse.
• “Just because you can’t see the road ahead doesn’t mean it’s not there,” said the mole.
• “In the end, it doesn’t matter which road you take. What matters most is taking the journey together,” said the mole.
• “Keep your face always toward the sunshine – and shadows will fall behind you,” said the horse.
• “Be curious, not judgemental,” said the fox.
• “When the big picture is too overwhelming, look at the little one,” said the horse.
• “Sometimes the smallest act of courage is the biggest act of all,” said the mole.
• “Believe you can and you’re halfway there,” said the horse.
• “You don’t always have to have a plan. Sometimes you just have to breathe, trust, let go, and see what happens,” said the boy.
• “The bravest thing you can do is be kind to others even when you are in pain,” said the horse.
• “Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace,” said the horse.
• “Worry is like a rocking chair – it gives you something to do but gets you nowhere,” said the fox.
• “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world,” said the horse.
• “Sometimes you will never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory,” said the mole.
• “Be willing to go alone sometimes. You don’t always need someone by your side,” said the boy.
• “A thing is not necessarily true because a man dies for it,” said the mole.
• “Walk your own path, however crooked, winding, or straight,” said the fox.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Quotes About Friendship

• “We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are,” said the mole.
• “Everyone is a bit scared,” said the mole, “but the bravest among us keep going.”
• “Love without condition,” said the fox.
• “Stay close, little one. The world is big and you are small,” said the horse to the boy.
• “Never underestimate the difference YOU can make in the lives of others,” said the horse. “Step forward!”
• “Everybody is a bit scared,” said the mole, “but the bravest among us keep going.”
• “A problem shared is a problem halved,” said the horse.
• “It’s not always the fastest who win the race,” said the tortoise.
• “There is always something to be grateful for,” said the mole.
• “In all this world, there is nothing softer or more flexible than water. Yet nothing can resist it,” said the fox.
• “However lost you feel, keep walking. Whatever road you take, keep going. Don’t give up,” said the horse.
• “All any of us can do is try,” said the horse. “Isn’t that all anyone can do?”
• “Keep each other safe,” said the horse. “Keep each other close. And stay on the path that leads home.”
• “Now is not forever,” said the fox. “This too shall pass.”
• “Just because someone doesn’t love you the way you want them to doesn’t mean they don’t love you with all they have,” said the mole.
• “Never stop trusting. And never stop believing in the goodness of others,” said the mole.
• “Have courage and be kind,” said the horse. “You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
• “We don’t have to be alike to be friends,” said the mole.
• “A scar just means you were stronger than whatever hurt you,” said the horse.
• “Remember, every day is a new chance to change your life,” said the boy.
• “It’s better to walk alone, than with a crowd going in the wrong direction,” said the mole.
• “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen,” said the mole.
• “You’re braver than you believe and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think,” said the horse.
• “It’s not how fast you get there. It’s not about the finish line. It’s enjoying the journey that counts,” said the tortoise.
• “Never stop learning. Never stop growing. And never stop believing in yourself,” said the boy’s grandfather.
• “When we fall down, we grow. When we get back up, we empower,” said the mole.
• “We all get lost sometimes. But we are not lost forever,” said the fox.
• “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop,” said the tortoise.
• “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the little voice at the end of the day that says ‘I’ll try again tomorrow’,” said the boy.
• “If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant. Stay strong through life’s seasons,” said the horse.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Quotes About Overcoming Challenges

• “Never stop trying,” said the boy. “Never stop believing. And never, ever give up.”
• “Fall down seven times, get up eight,” said the horse.
• “It’s easy to stay grounded. It’s harder to fly,” said the mole.
• “There are shades of life. It’s not just black and white,” said the mole.
• “Your mistakes do not define you. Don’t let them destroy you,” said the horse.
• “However lost you feel, keep going. Keep walking, keep trying, keep believing, keep searching,” said the horse. “Don’t give up.”
• “Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow’,” said the boy.
• “When we lose our way, we learn our way,” said the boy.
• “If you never heal from what hurt you, you will bleed on people who didn’t cut you,” said the mole.
• “Every day brings a chance to start over,” said the horse. “Don’t be afraid to take it.”
• “Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you doesn’t mean you can, should, or need to do it alone,” said the mole.
• “There is no shame in asking for help. In fact, asking for help is often the bravest step we can take,” said the horse.
• “No storm can last forever,” said the mole. “Stay strong, have heart, and it will pass.”
• “After the storm, the sun will shine again,” said the horse. “Keep believing.”
• “Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times when the ‘hero’ within us is revealed,” said the boy.
• “You have to tell yourself no sometimes. You have to say ‘enough is enough’. You have to have a limit to the pain you will endure,” said the mole.
• “Far away there in the sunshine are my highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead,” said the horse.
• “If people aren’t nice to you, be kind to them. It’s hard at first, but it gets easier the more you do it,” said the mole.
• “When someone shows you who they are, believe them,” said the mole.
• “Sometimes you win. Sometimes you learn,” said the fox.
• “In all chaos, there is a cosmos. In all disorder, a secret order,” said the fox cryptically.
• “It’s not always about trying to fix something broken. Sometimes it’s about starting over and creating something new,” said the boy.
• “Tough times never last but tough people do,” said the mole.
• “The struggle you’re in today is developing the strength you need tomorrow,” said the mole.
• “Courage is looking fear right in the eye and saying ‘Get out of my way, I’ve got things to do!’,” said the horse.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse Quotes About Love

• “Love is the bridge between you and everything,” said Rumi wisely.
• “Love is not about possessing someone. Love is about appreciating someone,” said the grandmother.
• “Love has no age, no limit, and no death,” said the mole passionately.
• “The best love is the kind that awakens the soul and makes us reach for more, that plants a fire in our hearts and brings peace to our minds,” said the mole.
• “There is no remedy for love but to love more,” said the fox, quoting Thoreau.
• “Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand,” said the grandmother wisely.
• “Love is not only something you feel, it is something you do,” said the boy’s mother gently.
• “Love is the bridge between you and everything,” said Rumi wisely.
• “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that,” said Martin Luther King Jr, quoted by the mole.
• “Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope,” said Maya Angelou, quoted by The Mole.
• “I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear,” said Martin Luther King, Jr., quoted passionately by the mole.
• “Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into a friend,” said Martin Luther King Jr., quoted by The Mole.
• “Love is not breathlessness, it is not excitement, it is not the promulgation of promises of eternal passion…That is just being “in love” which any fool can do Love itself is what is left over when being in love has burned away,” said Anne Morrow Lindbergh, quoted by The Fox.
• “Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit,” said Peter Ustinov, quoted by The Mole.
• “Love doesn’t make the world go ’round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile,” said Franklin P. Jones, quoted by the grandmother.
• “Love is a serious mental disease,” said Plato, quoted by the fox.
• “There is only one happiness in this life, to love and be loved,” said George Sand, quoted by The Mole.
• “Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead,” said Oscar Wilde, quoted by The Mole.
• “Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies,” said Aristotle, quoted by the grandmother.
• “We love the things we love for what they are,” said Robert Frost, quoted by The Mole.
• “Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it,” said Nicholas Sparks, quoted by The Mole.
• “Love seeks one thing only: the good of the one loved,” said Thomas Merton, quoted by The Fox.
• “Love is not only something you feel. It’s something you do,” said David Wilkerson, quoted by the boy’s mother.
• “Love is the only sane and satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence,” said Erich Fromm, quoted passionately by the mole.
• “Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination,” said Voltaire, quoted by the Mole.
• “Take care of those you love,” said the mole.
• “Love without condition,” said the fox.
• “To love someone means to see them as God intended them,” said the horse.
• “Help without expectation,” said the tortoise quietly.
• “Love yourself first,” said the horse. “Everything else falls into place.”
• “Love has no age, no limit; and no death,” said the mole passionately.
• “Love is shown in your actions, not just in your words,” said the grandmother.
• “No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted,” said the mole.
• “Love is seeing light in the darkest of places when all else is blind,” said the fox.
• “Let us open our hearts a little more – to help each other in ways big and small,” said the horse.
• “Love without discrimination,” said the tortoise. “It is the only way to live.”
• “Love doesn’t make the world go round. Love is what makes the ride worthwhile,” said the grandmother wisely.
• “Love is not about rules or policies. Love is about people,” said the boy’s mother.
• “The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “Love vanquishes time. To lovers, a moment can be an eternity, eternity can be the tick of a clock,” said the grandmother.
• “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that,” said the mole.
• “Have courage and be kind,” said the horse. “Show love to others even when they do not show love to you.”
• “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage,” said the mole wisely.
• “Love is shown in your actions, not just in your words,” said the grandmother.
• “There is light and wisdom within you. Trust. Love. Accept who you are. The journey begins there,” said the grandmother.
• “Love who you are, embrace who you are. When you do so fully, no one can bring you down,” said the grandmother.
• “Love the world as your own self; then you can truly care for all things,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “To love someone deeply gives you strength. Being loved by someone deeply gives you courage,” said the boy’s grandfather.
• “Kindness and empathy will save the world, not money and power,” said the mole.
• “Your mind will take you far. Your heart will take you farther,” said the fox.
• “Love does not dominate; it cultivates,” said the boy’s grandfather.
• “The wound is the place where the light enters you,” said the fox, quoting Rumi.
• “Love is the light and warmth that melts away all barriers,” said the grandmother.
• “Love is not about others’ flaws and mistakes. Love is about seeing the perfection within them,” said the grandmother.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse Quotes About Hope

• “Keep trying. Keep believing. Keep walking. Keep searching. Keep dreaming,” said the horse. “Don’t give up.”
• “Have courage and be kind,” said the horse. “When you get tired, the journey seems too hard, summon your strength, keep believing, and carry on.”
• “If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito,” said the mole with a smile.
• “Hope can be a powerful force. Maybe there’s no actual magic in it, but when you know what you hope for most and hold it like a light within you, you can make things happen, almost like magic,” said the boy.
• “There is always hope. Even in our deepest darkness, hope remains,” said the fox.
• “If you lose hope, somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving, you lose that courage to be, that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all. And so today I still have a dream,” said the mole, inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.’s words.
• “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow,” said the mole.
• “Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly,” said the mole passionately.
• “Walk with hope in your heart and you’ll never walk alone,” said the boy’s grandfather.
• “Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned,” said the Buddhist monk gently.
• “Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that,” said the mole, inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.
• “As long as hearts are full, the world will have hope,” said the mole.
• “However dark the world, keep your light shining bright. You may not even see it, but your light gives others hope,” said the grandmother.
• “Nothing can dim the light which shines from within,” said the grandmother wisely.
• “Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day,” said the grandmother.
• “There will be days when hope seems far away. This is when you hold it closest,” said the horse.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Quotes About Next Steps

• “Focus not on the bandage but the wound,” said the fox cryptically.
• “Embrace the detours. They just might hold the best moments of your life,” said the grandmother wisely.
• “If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine. It is lethal,” said the mole.
• “Focus on the step in front of you, not the whole staircase,” said the tortoise.
• “Our fingerprints don’t fade from the lives we touch,” said the boy’s grandfather.
• “Keep trying. Keep walking. Keep searching,” said the horse. “Don’t give up.”
• “Someone is thinking about you right now, wondering what you’re up to and hoping that you’re okay. Remember that you are loved more than you can possibly imagine,” said the grandmother.
• “You cannot control the universe, but you can control your attitude towards it,” said the tortoise wisely.
• “Every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “If you look for perfection, you’ll never be content,” said the fox.
• “Do not wait for the perfect moment. Take the moment and make it perfect,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “Do your little bit of good where you are; it’s those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world,” said the horse.
• “The quieter you become, the more you can hear,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without,” said the Buddhist monk wisely.
• “Smile at strangers and you just might change a life,” said the boy’s grandfather.
• “You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems, but you can do little things every day to improve the world,” said the boy’s mother.
• “An ounce of practice is worth a thousand words,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “Waste no more time arguing what a good person should be. Be one,” said the tortoise.
• “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift; that is why it is called ‘the present’,” said the mole.
• “Do all things with love. Even the smallest task,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “The quieter you become, the more you hear,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future,” said the fox cryptically.
• “No matter how hard the past is, you can always begin again,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “Trust that your true self knows exactly what you need to grow and flourish,” said the boy’s mother gently.
• “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it,” said the horse.
• “Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient,” said the mole.
• “We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us,” said the mole wisely.
• “You can waste your life drawing lines. Or you can live your life crossing them,” said the fox.
• “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do,” said the boy’s grandfather.
• “You only lose what you cling to,” said the Buddhist monk wisely.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse Quotes on Death

• “However lost you feel right now, you’re not lost forever. It’s never too late to find yourself again,” said the horse gently.
• “Grief is the price we pay for love,” said the mole quietly.
• “Those we love don’t go away, they walk beside us every day,” said the boy’s mother.
• “Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality,” said the mole wisely.
• “What we have once enjoyed deeply we can never lose. All that we love deeply becomes a part of us,” said the mole passionately.
• “The life of the dead is placed in the heart of the living,” said the fox solemnly.
• “The song is ended but the melody lingers on,” said the mole wistfully.
• “Do not cry because it’s over, smile because it happened,” said the boy’s mother gently.
• “The song is ended, but the melody lingers on,” said the mole wistfully.
• “Those we love remain with us for love itself lives on, and cherished memories never fade because a loved one’s gone,” said the mole.
• “Goodbyes are not forever, are not the end. It simply means I’ll miss you, until we meet again,” said the horse gently.
• “Unable are the loved to die. For love is immortality,” said the mole passionately.
• “Your heart will heal in time. Let yourself grieve. Let yourself heal,” said the horse softly.
• “Tears shed for another person are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart,” said the fox.
• “What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us,” said the mole.
• “Some people come into our lives and quickly go. Some stay for a while and leave footprints on our hearts. And we are never, ever the same,” said the mole wisely.
• “To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die,” said the mole passionately.
• “Goodbyes are not forever. Goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean I’ll miss you until we meet again!” said the mole.
• “Unable are the loved to die, for love is immortality,” said the mole passionately.
• “To love someone means to see them as God intended them,” said the horse wisely.
• “Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation,” said the fox, quoting Kahlil Gibran.
• “Every parting is a form of death, as every reunion is a type of heaven,” said the mole wisely.
• “Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling in at night,” said the mole.
• “Tears shed for another are not a sign of weakness. They are a sign of a pure heart,” said the fox gently.
• “Grief never ends…but it changes. It’s a passage, not a place to stay. Grief is not a sign of weakness, nor a lack of faith…It is the price of love,” said the horse gently.
• “Goodbyes are not forever, goodbyes are not the end. They simply mean I’ll miss you, until we meet again,” said the horse gently.
• “She is not gone, but merely ahead of us, blazing a trail we too must follow,” said the mole.
• “What is lovely never dies, but passes into another loveliness,” said the mole passionately.
• “The light has gone out of my life,” said the mole sadly.
• “She will forever live on in our hearts and memories,” said the mole solemnly.
• “May the sun bring you new energy by day. May the moon softly restore you by night,” said the mole.
• “Shed not for her the bitter tear, nor give the heart to vain regret. Tis but the casket that lies here, the gem that filled it sparkles yet,” said the mole passionately.
• “Her memory is my keepsake, with which I’ll never part. God has her in his keeping, but I have her in my heart,” said the mole.
• “What we once enjoyed and deeply loved we can never lose, for all that we love deeply becomes a part of us,” said the mole passionately.
• “Those we have held in our arms for a little while, we hold in our hearts forever,” said the mole.
• “She is not dead, this child of light, but gone unto that school where she no longer needs our poor protection. We walk apart now, but as long as we live, she too shall live; for she is a part of us,” said the mole solemnly.

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse Quotes on Overthinking

• “Worrying is like walking around with an umbrella waiting for it to rain,” said the mole.
• “Sometimes your mind needs more time to accept what your heart already knows,” said the grandmother gently.
• “Overthinking will destroy your happiness and your mood. It’ll make everything worse than it actually is. Take a deep breath. Relax and let it go,” said the tortoise.
• “My life has been full of terrible misfortunes, most of which never happened,” said the mole, quoting Michel de Montaigne.
• “Anxiety is nothing more than prolonged fear of the unknown,” said the boy’s grandfather. “Change your perspective and it loses its power.”
• “Do not dwell so much on creating your perfect life. Be grateful for the gifts each day brings you,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “Do not ruin today by worrying about tomorrow,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “Mindfulness is not difficult, we just need to remember to do it,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles, it takes away today’s peace,” said the mole.
• “Let go of what was. Let go of what might be. Let go of what isn’t. Focus on what is,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow,” said the mole.
• “Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith,” said the mole wisely.
• “Regrets pile up faster than unwashed socks,” said the mole.
• “Anxiety’s like a rocking chair. It gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you very far,” said the mole.
• “You can’t calm the storm, so stop trying. What you can do is calm yourself. The storm will pass,” said the mole gently.
• “Worrying is carrying tomorrow’s load with today’s strength. It is adding weight to a burdened back,” said the mole wisely.
• “Relax. Refresh. Renew,” said the fox simply.
• “Every day brings a chance to start over. Don’t be afraid to take it,” said the horse.
• “The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “Let go of wanting things to be different. Accept and surrender to what is,” said the Buddhist monk wisely.
• “Think less, feel more,” said the fox.
• “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without,” said the Buddhist monk.
• “When you stop chasing ‘what if’ and make peace with ‘what is’, you’ll find more happiness,” said the mole wisely.
• “Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do, but it doesn’t get you anywhere,” said the mole.
• “Do not dwell so much on creating your perfect life. Be grateful for the many gifts each day brings,” said the Buddhist monk wisely.
• “Let go of the past and future. Focus on the present. Right here. Right now,” said the Buddhist monk mindfully.
• “Dwelling on the past or worrying about the future will only rob you of the present’s joy,” said the mole wisely.
• “The quieter you become, the more you can hear,” said the Buddhist monk wisely.
• “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor,” said the Buddhist monk mindfully.
• “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift,” said the mole wisely.
• “There is only one moment of time over which you have any control – the present,” said the mole wisely.
• “Do not ruin today by worrying about tomorrow,” said the Buddhist monk calmly.
• “Peace and calmness come from within us, not from without,” said the Buddhist monk serenely.
• “Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles, it takes away today’s peace,” said the mole wisely.
• “Breathe in calm….breathe out tension,” said the Buddhist monk serenely.
• “Quiet the mind, open the heart,” said the Buddhist monk gently.
• “Worry gives a small thing a big shadow,” said the mole wisely.
• “As you breathe in, cherish yourself. As you breathe out, cherish all beings,” said the Buddhist monk mindfully.
• “Let all your thoughts be cool and calm like the face of the moon reflected in a tranquil pool,” said the Buddhist monk serenely.
• “This too shall pass,” said the mole wisely.
• “Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift,” said the mole.
• “Worrying won’t stop the bad stuff from happening, it just stops you from enjoying the good,” said the mole wisely.
• “Breathe out fear….breathe in peace,” said the Buddhist monk serenely.
• “Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without,” said the Buddhist monk calmly.
• “Let go of the past and the future. Focus on the present right here, right now,” said the Buddhist monk mindfully.
• “Write your worries on a piece of paper then crumple it up and throw it away,” said the boy with a smile.
• “Change your thoughts and change the world,” said the Buddhist monk optimistically.
• “Breathe in calm….breath out fear,” said the Buddhist monk serenely.
• “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor,” said the Buddhist monk wisely.
• “Worry often gives a small thing a big shadow,” said the mole wisely.
• “Focus on where you want to go, not on what you fear,” said the mole wisely.
• “Worrying is like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do but gets you nowhere,” said the mole wisely.
• “Breathe in strength….breathe out worry,” said the Buddhist monk serenely.
• “Let go of the past and the future. Focus on the present right here, right now,” said the Buddhist monk calmly.
• “Focus on where you want to go, not what you fear,” said the mole wisely.

And so the boy, the mole, the fox, and the horse continued their journey together, imparting wisdom and learning from each other along the way. Their thoughtful words on life, friendship, challenges, hope, and above all love, will resonate for generations to come.