But then, people usually do miss what's right in front of them.

The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

When I am in nature, my heart dances with butterflies and sings along with flowers.

Never put a single thought of weakness in the flourishing minds of the children. Fill them up with vigour and compassion, for their character will define the future of the entire human species.

The more grateful you are, the more your life overflow with abundance.

You can’t feel lonely if there’s no one else around.-Yamaguchi Kenji (Yamaken)

We don't object to our date of birth, so why object to our date of death, which is just as much a matter of chance.

Marriage is neither heaven nor hell it is simply purgatory.

I know thy pride and the naughtiness of thine heart.

I've never done well when I've been appreciated. I've done best when I'm targeted for death.

I look upon this as I did upon the Dictionary: it is all work, and my inducement to it is not love or desire of fame, but the want of money, which is the only motive to writing that I know of.