It behooves those who take the young to task to leave them room for excuse, lest they drive them to be hardened by too much rebuke.

Human behavior flows from three main sources: desire emotion and knowledge.

Science is nothing but perception.

Reality is created by the mind. We can change our reality by changing our mind.

If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.

A wise man speaks because he has something to say; a fool because he has to say something.

No one is more hated than he who speaks the truth.

Don't force your children into your ways, for they were created for a time different from your own.

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.

Reality is created by the mind, we can change our reality by changing our mind.

Enjoy life. There's plenty of time to be dead. Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle.

The world of fundamental religion does not recognize even the slightest variation in meaning should this meaning fall outside its own definition of truth.

The fish, Even in the fisherman's net, Still carries, The smell of the sea.

How can I love when I'm afraid to fall?

Right now, after having had back surgery, I am finally back to running again.

Either marriage is a destiny, I believe, or there is no sense in it at all, it's a piece of humbug.

Yes, I have inherited the past because I have acknowledged it at last? And, now that I have come to understand it, I no longer need to look back.

Five enemies of peace inhabit with us - avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride; if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace.

Painting fulfills a need to be non-intellectual. There are times when we have to get our brains out in our fingers.

Most parents are accustomed to dealing with problems in the heat of the moment.

Eros harrows my heart: wild gales sweeping desolate mountains, uprooting oaks.