Come out to view / the truth of flowers blooming / in poverty.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.

No matter where your interest lies, you will not be able to accomplish anything unless you bring your deepest devotion to it.

Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.

Mountain-rose petals Falling, falling, falling now... Waterfall music

There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.

Make the universe your companion, always bearing in mind the true nature of things-mountains and rivers, trees and grasses, and humanity-and enjoy the falling blossoms and the scattering leaves.

Learn how to listen as things speak for themselves.

A flute with no holes is not a flute.

Come, butterfly It's late- We've miles to go together.

My father said to remember your enemies as well as your friends, and don't trust either of them.

It's about stepping up on the big stage. The athlete who can do that is goig to do well.

I feel like a member of any group comprised of outsiders.

A chic type, a rough type, an odd type - but never a stereotype

If I see a problem (in the clubhouse), I say something right away. I don't wait two or three days.

She knows no difference 'twixt head and privities who devours immense oysters at midnight.

The language of tones belongs equally to all mankind, and melody is the absolute language in which the musician speaks to every heart.

At first acoustics attributed to the different sounds only a limited number of characteristic features.

Time is what death needs to grow people in.