Tools were made and born were hands Every farmer understands.

To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.

Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.

And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.

Live boldly now. Later may not be an option.

Ordinary people want everything the world does better. Extraordinary people focus on what they do best.

Better to have one woman on your side than ten men.

"The person next to me meditates better than I do. They're purer." - This is the ego feeling sorry for itself.

The strongest part of a religion today is its unconscious poetry

I buy things with the best of intention of living in them and then life intercedes.

I make it a point of honour to have a couple of gnomes in my garden as silent testimony to the right of gnome-lovers everywhere to do their own thing without fear of snide remarks.

The essential ingredients for relationship are affection and commitment.

I don't fool myself. I can't see myself doing Shakespeare.

If I'm gonna put a message out there, I want to make sure I stay consistent. I'm up on my game, because I said it. People take your words and they live by them.