Enlightenment doesn't disconnect you from the world, rather it gives you a deep understanding of it.

The practice of radical forgiveness, the extension of compassion-this is grace.

The life of your dreams begins with the unfolding of consciousness from within.

To have a deeper understanding of life one must pause from looking outward and travel inward into the depths of consciousness.

Experience does for the soul what education does for the mind.

Maybe you are a memory who is supposed to live forever.

A man is a very small thing, and the night is very large and full of wonders.

Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others.

Poor is a state of mind. Broke is a state of wallet. You can fix being broke; it's not so easy to fix being poor.

Let love be your greatest aim.

I don't see anything wrong with telling someone that you are selfish with their love and that you can't stand sharing them with anyone else.

In the name of God, Monsieur, let us have greater confidence in Him than we do; let us allow Him to steer our little bark; if it is useful and pleasing to Him, He will save it from shipwreck.

I want to paint men and women with that something of the external which the halo used to symbolize, and which we now seek to give by the actual radiance and vibrancy of our colorings.