If bees only gathered nectar from perfect flowers, they wouldn’t be able to make even a single drop of honey.

A genuine smile is one of the world’s rarest treasures.

A fish that is afraid of drowning in a river is ignorant of its gifts.

A diamond earns its sparkle from the pressure it endures.

It is in the storm, not the calm, that a rainbow is born.

A determined seed cannot be hidden from the world, not even by dirt.

Calm skies don't make skillful eagles.

If you cry in the rain, only the sky will see your tears.

Birds keep singing beautiful songs, even if they have no audience.

Today's storms help you appreciate tomorrow’s sunshine.

Train the ears to hear more, the eyes to see more, the hands to do more, the feet to accomplish more, the mind to think more, the heart to feel more, and the soul to love more.

I enjoy writing, I enjoy my house, my family and, more than anything I enjoy the feeling of seeing each day used to the full to actually produce something. The end.

Cowardice as distinguished from panic is almost always simply a lack of ability to suspend the functioning of the imagination.

Cut your morning devotions into your personal grooming. You would not go out to work with a dirty face. Why start the day with the face of your soul unwashed?

A number of current theoretical explorations will turn out to be passing fancies...

I think people could be a bit friendlier. The only real contact you have with people is when they're annoyed if you've had a party - you know, it's been a bit too noisy for them or something.

Imagine how different a world might be if more leaders took time to ponder the finality of death before racing off to war.

Venus in Furs has caught his soul in the red snares of hair. He will paint her, and go mad.

My favorite works are the ones where I get to expose what is really behind the "brands."

I've gotta say that there's very little that I miss about being a beast, if I'm being totally honest. It's just not a fun experience to go through.

the natural condition is one of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster. strangely enough it all works out in the end... it's a mystery.