The pleasure of the moment begins to wither almost as soon as it blossoms; our pleasures are soon swallowed up in time's relentless torrent.
You are not stuck where you are unless you decide to be.
The young people think the old people are fools - but the old people know the young people are fools.
If you have been sunned through and through like an apricot on a wall from your earliest days, you are oversensitive to any withdrawal of heat.
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.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.
Life is more or less a lie, but then again, that's exactly the way we want it to be.
Sometimes - history needs a push.
The more you live in the present moment, the more the fear of death disappears.
Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.
By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.
Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.
To be a princess is to play at life. To be a queen is to be a serious player...The purpose of life as a woman is to ascend to the throne and rule with heart.
Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.
Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.
One of the saddest things in life, is the things one remembers.
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.
A man who dares to waste one hour of life has not discovered the value of life
The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.
In order to seek truth, it is necessary once in the course of our life to doubt, as far as possible, of all things.
