Winter giveth the fields, and the trees so old, their beards of icicles and snow.

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.

Create gaps between stimulus and reaction and the gap will show you the path.

What is evolution if not creative adaptation and the progression of our own souls?

I've learned over the years that the writing is smarter and far larger than the writer and his or her own desires for it.

I was so thin I could slice bread with my shoulderblades, only I seldom had bread.

From spiritual connection springs kindness, connection, social activism, and love.

When you can’t change the direction of the wind — adjust your sails

99.9% of being a good parent is just being present with your child. On the flipside of that, 100% of being happy is just being present.

Jesus Christ can afford to be misunderstood; we cannot. Our weakness lies in always wanting to vindicate ourselves.

People will do as they are told by someone who outranks them, but they will only follow someone they believe in.

Oh yes, you can kick me And you can punch me And you can break my face But you won't change the way i feel 'cause i love you