The Teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.

Life without love is like a tree without blossoms or fruit.

One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.

How beautiful to find a heart that loves you, without asking you for anything, but to be okay.

And God said, Love your enemy, & I obeyed Him & loved myself.

If indeed you must be candid, be candid beautifully.

Between what is said and not meant, and what is meant and not said, most of love is lost.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.

Keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life.

If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.

For some women, they need a man. For others, men need them.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

I'd been painting rats for three years before someone said 'that's clever it's an anagram of art' and I had to pretend I'd known that all along.

Everything is your fault if you're any damn good.

In Zen the emphasis is on meditation and developing your body, mind and spirit to find inner peace, strength, clarity and enlightenment.

To lose one's health renders science null, are inglorious, strength unavailing, wealth useless, and eloquence powerless.

Threescore years and ten is enough; if a man can't suffer all the misery he wants in that time, he must be numb.

Take me and cast me where you will; I shall still be possessor of the divinity within me, serene and content.

Without question, the material world and your everyday needs distract you from living meaningfully.

While I was serving, I worked as an adventure training officer, teaching soldiers how to ski, canoe and climb.