Not every man with a heart is understanding, nor every man with an ear a listener, and nor every man with eyes able to see.

Never explain yourself to anyone, because the one who likes you would not need it, and the one dislikes you wouldn't believe it.

Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.

Be like a flower that gives its fragrance even to the hand that crushed it.

Never make a decision in anger and never make a promise in happiness.

A hopeless man sees difficulties in every chance, but a hopeful person sees chances in every difficulty.

Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful.

The worst of our faults is our interest in other people's faults.

People are of two types, they are either your brothers in faith or your equals in humanity.

Hide the good you do, and make known the good done to you.

There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence.

The more we give of ourself, the more we find ourself.

I deeply believe that a beautiful decor can have a beneficial influence on our lives.

The start of a World Cross Country event is like riding a horse in the middle of a buffalo stampede. It's a thrill if you keep up, but one slip and you're nothing but hoof prints.

I've had a long life and a lot of relationships and not one of them do I wish - well, I take that back - there are a couple I could have done without.

We live in a world where everybody's supposed to be cool and act tough and put up fronts, and everybody is so cynical.

Some days it don't come easy Some days it don't come hard Some days it don't come at all And these are the days that never end

I never feel that my music is sparse or minimalist; the way fat people never really think they're fat. I certainly don't consider myself minimalist at all

The goal is to be on the hook, not to let someone else do the scary parts.

A monkey was the President, though maybe not the first. And there was peace and harmony throughout the universe.

Divorces led to bodies of men (called legislatures) protecting women collectively as other men (called husbands) failed to protect women individually.