Call him wise whose actions, words, and steps are all a clear because to a clear why.

There is a quiet at the heart of love, And I have pierced the pain and come to peace.

I make the most of all that comes and the least of all that goes.

Not one would mind, neither bird nor tree If mankind perished utterly; And Spring herself, when she woke at dawn, Would scarcely know that we were gone.

Take love when love is given.

No one worth possessing can be quite possessed.

My soul is a broken field, plowed by pain.

It is strange how often a heart must be broken Before the years can make it wise.

I found more joy in sorrow than you could find in joy.

The leaves fall patiently Nothing remembers or grieves The river takes to the sea The yellow drift of leaves.

Wisdom is not acquired save as the result of investigation.

Some dreams, some poems, some musical phrases, some pictures, wake feelings such as one never had before, new in colour and form—spiritual sensations, as it were, hitherto unproved

At first she beckoned and lured one into her world; then, she blurred the passageways, confused all the images, as if to elude detection.

Generosity is the best investment.

The team is an extension of the coach.

I'm very flattered, but I don't think I'm the sexiest man on the planet.

I am convinced that we have a degree of delight, and that no small one, in the real misfortunes and pain of others

You can always tell you're in trouble when the good option involves a prosthetic leg.

When we were told it's impossible, we knew it's the right way to be done.

Every once in a while I run the Olympic downhill in Japan in my head. I think of how the energy is going to flow and then I make it all work for myself.

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