To be interested in the changing seasons is . . . a happier state of mind than to be hopelessly in love with spring.
The more sand that has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.
If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.
The desire to fly is an idea handed down to us by our ancestors who... looked enviously on the birds soaring freely through space... on the infinite highway of the air
I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.
Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw some and paint some and sing and dance and play and work everyday some.
We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.
There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
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.
Rudeness is the weak man's imitation of strength.
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
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.
I always like to look on the optimistic side of life, but I am realistic enough to know that life is a complex matter.
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.
Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.
History is a set of lies agreed upon.
The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
