People are not taught to be really virtuous, but to behave properly.

The art of life lies in a constant readjustment to our surroundings.

True beauty could be discovered only by one who mentally complete the incomplete.

Fain would we remain barbarians, if our claim to civilization were to be based on the gruesome glory of war.

In the liquid amber within the ivory porcelain, the initiated may touch the sweet reticence of Confucius, the piquancy of Laotse, and the ethereal aroma of Sakyamuni himself.

We are ever brutal to those who love and serve us in silence, but the time may come when, for our cruelty, we shall be deserted by these best friends of ours.

Approach a great painting as thou wouldst approach a great prince.

Our standards of morality are begotten of the past needs of society, but is society to remain always the same?

Welcome to thee, O sword of eternity!Through BuddhaAnd through Daruma alikeThou hast cleft thy way.

[Tea-masters] have given emphasis to our natural love of simplicity, and shown us the beauty of humility. In fact, through their teachings tea has entered the life of the people.

One master defines Zen as the art of feeling the polar star in the southern sky. Truth can be reached only through the comprehension of opposites.

My talent is that I do not appreciate money in the waythe world appreciates money.The Religion Of The Blue CircleReligious Leader Petra Cecilia Maria HermansNovember 16, 2016

If I can not dance, I shall die!

I find it flattering to be compared to Tige

Knowing we will be with Christ forever far outweighs our burdens today! Keep your eyes on eternity!

I don't believe in psychology.

Cleanliness is indeed next to godliness.

He who does not understand the supreme certainty of mathematics is wallowing in confusion.

What a dog I got, he found out we look alike, so he killed himself.

The leaders who get the most out of their people are the leaders who care most about their people.