There came a day when the clouds drifting along with the wind aroused a wanderlust in me, and I set off on a journey to roam along the seashores

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.

A mind that is fast is sick. A mind that is slow is sound. A mind that is still is divine.

He's a contradiction and that's why he's so perfect.

You can never achieve a happy life by interrupting other people's happiness.

The law is not designed to make us honorable, only bearable.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

No family should have to depend on the labor of its children to put food on the table and no person should be forced to work in captivity.

When Time is spent, Eternity begins.

Army requests immediate permission to surrender in order to save lives of remaining troops.

The 'almighty dollar' is the true divinity, and its worship is universal.

I firmly believe that when you die you will enter immediately into another life. They who have gone before us are alive in one form of life and we in another.