There is one common struggle against those who have appropriated the earth, the money, and the machines.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.
There's place and means for every man alive.
It's often just enough to be with someone. I don't need to touch them. Not even talk. A feeling passes between you both. You're not alone.
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.
Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.
Landlords, like all other men, love to reap where they never sowed.
Imagination and fiction make up more than three quarters of our real life.
Life must be lived as play.
Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn
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.
Anybody can dig a hole and plant a tree. But make sure it survives. You have to nurture it, you have to water it, you have to keep at it until it becomes rooted so it can take care or itself. There are so many enemies of trees.
I was born with an enormous need for affection, and a terrible need to give it.
Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and growth). Make the growth choice a dozen times a day.
Courage is a kind of salvation.
Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.
A wise girl kisses but doesn't love, listens but doesn't believe, and leaves before she is left.
He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.
What do you want meaning for? Life is desire, not meaning.
The less you know, the more you believe.
