Many do not realize that we here must die. For those who realize this, quarrels end.

The fool who knows his folly Becomes wise by that fact.But the fool who thinks he's wise - He's called 'a fool' indeed!

Now may every living thing, young or old, weak or strong, living near or far, known orunknown, living or departed or yet unborn, may every living thing be full of bliss.

Better than a thousand sayings Made up of useless wordsIs one word of meaning Which calms you to hear it.

One who utters speech that isn't rough But instructive and truthfulSo that he offends no one, Him I call Brahmin.

If there is no wound in your hand You can carry poison in your hand.Poison does not attack one who is unwounded. There is no evil for one who does not do evil.

There's a mess inside you: You clean the outside.

Though you might conquer in battle A thousand times a thousand men, You're the greatest battle-winner If you conquer just one - yourself.

Though you recite much scripture, If you are unaware and do not act accordingYou are like a cowherd counting others' cattle, Not a sharer in the wanderer's life.

O let us live in joy, in love among those who hate! Among men who hate, let us live in love.

Yellow leaves hang on your tree of life. The messengers of death are waiting. You are going to travel far away. Have you any provisions for the journey?

What we are, we see the reflection in others.

Plus he was naturally lucky at cards. As Mam had always said, lucky at cards, or lucky at life. One or the other. Not both.

Happiness is the cheapest thing in the world when we buy it for someone else.

This is what I’ve always loved about a city, all the worlds hidden away inside, largest of aquariums.

I was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the confederacy.

Anger is a tool for change when it challenges us to become more of an expert on the self and less of an expert on others.

For some Chicago expats, food is the medicine that blunts the pain of separation.

Leaders should be reliable without being predictable. They should be consistent without being anticipated

The destiny of humans cannot be separated from the destiny of earth.

Who would not spout the family teapot in order to talk with Keats for an hour about poetry, or with Jane Austen about the art of fiction?