Whatever your life's pursuit -- art, poetry, sculpture, music, whatever your occupation may be -- you can be as spiritual as clergy, always living a life of praise.

Stand through life firm as a rock in the sea, undisturbed and unmoved by its ever-rising waves

Some people look for a beautiful place, others make a place beautiful.

Each human personality is like a piece of music, having an individual tone and a rhythm of its own.

Our virtues are made by love, and our sins are caused by the lack of it.

The words that enlighten the soul are more precious than jewels.

When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on the Earth contributes to its harmony.

When I open my eyes to the outer world I feel myself as a drop in the sea. But when I close my eyes and look within, I see the whole universe as a bubble raised in the ocean of my heart.

Love is the merchandise which all the world demands; if you store it in your heart, every soul will become your customer.

Everything in life is speaking in spite of it's apparent silence.

God breaks the heart again and again and again until it stays open.

Life can't be rushed. It takes time to develop the wrinkles of wisdom.

The consequence of your illusions is your reality.

For a Comfortable Journey of Life, Just Reduce the Luggage of Desires.

Rare and precious gifts, gold and myrrh and frankincense, to offer a king.

These revolutions are born of hope, and their philosophies are formally optimistic.

The violence and injustice of the rulers of mankind is an ancient evil, for which, I am afraid, the nature of human affairs can scarce admit a remedy.

Why wear pants when you can wear a muumuu?

I plot my ascent daily.

The only thing that can bring joy is work.

Death is terrible, tho' borne on angels' wings!