The life of this transitory world is the expectation of death: to renounce life is to escape from the expectation of annihilation.

In this market every head has a different fancy: everyone winds his turban in a different fashion.

Seek for the truth from the heart which is empty of thought.

The roots of the aged palm tree exceed those of the young one; the old have a greater attachment to the world.

The wave is ignorant of the true nature of the sea: how can the temporal comprehend the eternal?

To the seeker after pearls, silence is a speaking argument, for no breath comes forth from the diver of the sea.

Formerly, people used to grieve over the departed, but in our days they grieve over the survivors.

Peace is in proportion to every pause: observe the difference between to run, to walk, to stand, to sit, to lie, to die.

Ten doors are opened if one door be shut: the finger is the interpreter of the dumb man's tongue.

What does it profit you that all the libraries of the world should be yours? Not knowledge but what one does with knowledge is your profit.

The march of good fortune has backward slips: to retreat one or two paces gives wings to the jumper.

I am not simply teaching the reading I am teaching the reader.

I think back when I was kind of a crappy writer, I really did know my time was better spent working and having adventures and seeing the world.

If I die soon, don't ever say I died too young.

The dog is still in the natural state. And you can easily see that, because you have problems and your dog doesn't. And while your happy moments may be rare, your dog celebrates life continuously.

The best battle is the battle that is never fought. The best war is the war that is won without a battle.

Faith is the power, obedience is the price, love is the motive, the Spirit is the key and Christ is the reason.

There are things you break that can't be put back together again. And Kashmir may be one of them.

The wins and losses are over for Rice, the football player, who leaves with 38 NFL records. He was the easiest guy in the world to throw the football to, ... You always knew where he was headed.

The way
 that people dress makes them part of an army, dressed in their own uniform,
 determined to do something

I grew up in Hollywood. Saying my name here is like mentioning Ford in Detroit