History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.

To protect our freedoms, it seems we're going to have to relinquish some of our freedoms for a short period of time.

All that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant.

The more you live in the present moment, the more the fear of death disappears.

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

The worldly comforts are not for me. I am like a traveller, who takes rest under a tree in the shade and then goes on his way.

Life is like music, it must be composed by ear, feeling and instinct, not by rule.

Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.

If we couldn't laugh we would all go insane.

The natural world is the greatest source of excitement. The greatest source of visual beauty. It is the greatest source of so much in life that makes life worth living.

When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.

Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.

The things that come to those that wait may be the things left by those that got there first.

I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me.

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.

The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes

Old minds are like old horses; you must exercise them if you wish to keep them in working order.

Nature is not human-hearted.

I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.

In the end, everything is a gag.