Farewell, my old fan. / Having scribbled on it, / What could I do but tear it / At the end of summer?

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.

People do incredibly stupid things when they are frightened

Where ignorance prevails, there an opportunity exists but the possessor of ignorance shall always be ignorant of opportunities

This revolution is for display purposes only.

The tasteof rain-- Why kneel?

The bible should be taught so early and so thoroughly that it sinks straight to the bottom of the mind where everything that comes along can settle on it.

I've never heard God speak out loud to me. That's not an experience I have had.

There are certain wicked people in the world that you can't deal with except by force

When someone that you love dies..it's like fireworks suddenly burning out in the sky and everything going black.

The East and the West in the spring of the world shall blend / As a man and a woman that plight / Their troth in the warm spring night.

Since we've done that type of work [ voiceover], we know how isolating it can be, and we wanted to make the actors more comfortable.