Old pond, leap-splash - a frog.

Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Seek what they sought.

No matter where your interest lies, you will not be able to accomplish anything unless you bring your deepest devotion to it.

Before enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water. After enlightenment, chopping wood and carrying water.

Mountain-rose petals Falling, falling, falling now... Waterfall music

There is nothing you can see that is not a flower; there is nothing you can think that is not the moon.

Sitting quietly, doing nothing, Spring comes, and the grass grows, by itself.

Make the universe your companion, always bearing in mind the true nature of things-mountains and rivers, trees and grasses, and humanity-and enjoy the falling blossoms and the scattering leaves.

Learn how to listen as things speak for themselves.

A flute with no holes is not a flute.

Come, butterfly It's late- We've miles to go together.

Every natural love will rise again and live forever in this country: but none will rise again until it has been buried.

Love and time-those are the only two things in all the world and all of life that cannot be bought but only spent.

When prosperous the fool trembles for the evil that is to come; in adversity the philosopher smiles for the good that he has had.

Home is where you will always have a place, where you will always feel loved, and you will never be alone.

You don't like it that I am the one you need to keep the wolf from the door; that comes as no surprise. But I am the one you have. At some point we'll both have to risk telling the truth.

My favourite food at the moment is Pasta, “with tons of shaved Parmesan on the side. Not crumbly but like the hunks, you know what I meanwhen you get the thin slices.

I love dessert. I can't be guilty about it because I have to taste everything. I experiment.

I think you know that I classify science as British science, American science, and everybody else.

Startups don’t fail because they lack a product; they fail because they lack customers and a profitable business model.

The hatred of relatives is the most violent.