A tragedy means always a man's struggle with that which is stronger than man.
Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
To do a great right do a little wrong.
A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.
Quick sensitivity is inseperable from a ready understanding.
Everything we do is infused with the energy with which we do it. If we're frantic, life will be frantic. If we're peaceful, life will be peaceful. And so our goal in any situation becomes inner peace.
Shame is an ornament to the young; a disgrace to the old.
Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if it is to appeal to a new age.
The earth is like a spaceship that didn't come with an operating manual.
I can't help thinking that there are only one or two ways of being brought into this world, but there are so many fucked-up ways of leaving it.
If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
Humility is really important because it keeps you fresh and new.
Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding... And could you keep your heart in wonder at the daily miracles of your life, your pain would not seem less wondrous than your joy
Do what's right for you, as long as it don't hurt no one
You never know what life is like, until you have lived it.
In their innocence, very young children know themselves to be light and love. If we will allow them, they can teach us to see ourselves the same way.
Life is not divided into semesters. You don't get summers off and very few employers are interested in helping you find yourself.
Courage is a kind of salvation.
All that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant.
All my life through, the new sights of nature made me rejoice like a child.
What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning.