Life is a disease, brother, and death begins already at birth. Every breath, every heartbeat, is a moment of dying - a little shove toward the end.
Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.
What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the words I have read in my life.
When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.
True spirituality has its basis in moral life, which in turn is based on contem-plation.
Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live.
I think it can be shown that the law makes ten criminals where it restrains one.
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.
There are two things a person should never be angry at, what they can help, and what they cannot.
Life's pretty good, and why wouldn't it be? I'm a pirate, after all.
When making your choice in life, do not neglect to live.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be...
Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included
He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.
I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.
Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.
There is also this benefit in brag: that the speaker is unconsciously expressing his own ideal. Humor him by all means, draw it all out, and hold him to it.
You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects.
We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.
Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.
