All the wars of the world, all the Caesars, have not the staying power of a lily in a cottage garden.

I am the fonder of my garden for all the trouble it gives me, and the grudging reward that my unending labours exact.

your handwriting. the way you walk. which china pattern you choose. it's all giving you away. everything you do shows your hand. everything is a self portrait. everything is a diary.

Money is everything in this world to some people, and more than the next to other poor souls.

The reason I still work at this stage of life is because I enjoy learning something new each day.

I wouldn't say that holidays are manufactured by corporations, but they're certainly exploited and mined by them.

Through meditation and by giving full attention to one thing at a time, we can learn to direct attention where we choose.

What greater gift is there than to demonstrate you need not fear death?

The gods being always close to men perceive those who afflict others with unjust devices and do not fear the wrath of heaven.

The those two great medicines: Diet and Self-Control.

At the very beginning of my career I felt very strongly about what type of artist I wanted to be.

Life is surely given us for higher purposes than to gather what our ancestors have wisely thrown away, and to learn what is of no value but because it has been forgotten.