How can one be so serious with the world when the world itself is so ridiculous?

The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings.

True beauty could be discovered only by one who mentally complete the incomplete.

Fain would we remain barbarians, if our claim to civilization were to be based on the gruesome glory of war.

In the liquid amber within the ivory porcelain, the initiated may touch the sweet reticence of Confucius, the piquancy of Laotse, and the ethereal aroma of Sakyamuni himself.

We are ever brutal to those who love and serve us in silence, but the time may come when, for our cruelty, we shall be deserted by these best friends of ours.

People are not taught to be really virtuous, but to behave properly.

Approach a great painting as thou wouldst approach a great prince.

Our standards of morality are begotten of the past needs of society, but is society to remain always the same?

Welcome to thee, O sword of eternity!Through BuddhaAnd through Daruma alikeThou hast cleft thy way.

[Tea-masters] have given emphasis to our natural love of simplicity, and shown us the beauty of humility. In fact, through their teachings tea has entered the life of the people.

The flame is faith.

Everyone is guilty of something or has something to conceal. All one has to do is look hard enough to find what it is.

Part of a soldier's duty is to fill gaps...one must be willing to be nothing, as something.

If they haven't heard it before it's original.

It is essential to our interest and the security of our colonies that the several nations or tribes of Indians... who live under our protection, should not be molested or disturbed.

I'm old fashioned with my cell phone. I like that human contact and I think it's important.

In the meantime [1963-65], [Bob] Dylan was writing some of the best love songs in the genre, like "Girl From the North Country," "Don't Think Twice, It's Alright," and "It Ain't Me, Babe."

Listening is an important key to HEARING.

Everything, absolutely everything on this earth makes sense, and even the smallest things are worthy of our consideration.

One of the problems with defending free speech is you often have to defend people that you find to be outrageous and unpleasant and disgusting.