Then read from the treasured volume the poem of thy choice, and lend to the rhyme of the poet the beauty of thy voice.

Softly the evening came /with the sunset/.

A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books.

Behind the clouds is the sun still shining.

Into each life some rain must fall.

The best thing one can do when it's raining is to let it rain.

My soul is full of longing for the secret of the sea

It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.

Every man has his secret sorrows which the world knows not; and often times we call a man cold when he is only sad.

Sit in reverie and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.

Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And departing, leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time.

We fear men so much, because we fear God so little. One fear cures another. When man's terror scares you, turn your thoughts to the wrath of God.

For prayer is request. The essence of request, as distinct from compulsion, is that it may or may not be granted.

There's no way you can get the past right. You can pretend. You can delude yourself, but you can't re-create what's over.

From an early age onward, it was said that 'Ingmar has no sense of humor.'

Nothing can be better calculated to advance our interests and character than the establishment of a liberal and disinterested policy, enlightened by patriotism and guided by wisdom.

Still, it is an error to argue in front of your data. You find yourself insensibly twisting them round to fit your theories.

Following dharma puts you in a proper field of attention. In a proper field of attention, regardless of what your outer circumstances are, happiness will flow.

When it’s time, it’s time … and it’s time.

Perfect preparation doesn’t exist. Excellent adaptation does.

[A-listers] ended up abandoning Hillary [Clinton] more than they abandoned [Donald] Trump.