Desire is half of life; indifference is half of death.
The optimist sees the rose and not its thorns; the pessimist stares at the thorns, oblivious of the rose.
To understand the heart and mind of a person, look not at what he has already achieved, but at what he aspires to do.
The timeless in you is aware of life's timelessness. And knows that yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.
And in the sweetness of friendship let there be laughter and the sharing of pleasures. For in the dew of little things the heart finds its morning and is refreshed.
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
It is well to give when asked but it is better to give unasked, through understanding.
Love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.
You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself, Love possesses not nor would it be possessed: For love is sufficient unto love.
You talk when you cease to be at peace with your thoughts.
If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work.
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind; yet, strange, I am ungrateful to those teachers.
If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. And if they don't, they never were.
Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity.
If your heart is a volcano, how shall you expect flowers to bloom?
We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.
I prefer to be a dreamer among the humblest, with visions to be realized, than lord among those without dreams and desires.
For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one.