Your fame is as the grass, whose hue comes and goes, and His might withers it by whose power it sprang from the lap of the earth.

The more souls who resonate together, the greater the intensity of their love... and, mirror-like... each soul reflects the other.

The path to paradise begins in hell.

L'amor che move il sole e l'altre stelle (The love that moves the sun and the other stars)

There is a gentle thought that often springs to life in me, because it speaks of you.

Remember tonight... for it is the beginning of always.

The secret of getting things done is to act!

Follow your path, and let the people talk.

Three things remain with us from paradise: stars, flowers and children.

In the middle of the journey of our life I came to myself within a dark wood where the straight way was lost.

Beauty awakens the soul to act.

The wise will hide your follies and help you learn, but the wicked ones will gossip about it with scoundrels.

I don't like straight lines: men make them.

One life

Everyone says you've got to do a foundation and legal structure to finance social change. What nonsense!

You can't take good health for granted.

Barack Obama is the worst president in history.

Perhaps," he said, "we should discuss our arrangements, then.

What is troubling us is the tendency to believe that the mind is like a little man within.

I used to think that each phase of life was the end. But now that my view on life is more or less fixed, I believe that change is a great thing. In fact, it's the only real absolute in the world.

I don't think anyone could ever be wholly satisfied with their performance.