Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe, and the riddle of man in his endowment with personal capacities.

Hating people is like burning down your own house to get rid of a rat.

A person wrapped up in himself makes a small package.

In the foothills of the Himalayas, one hears the prayer: "Oh Lord, we know not what is good for us. You know what it is. For it we pray."

I would rather live in a world where my life is surrounded by mystery than live in a world so small that my mind could comprehend it.

Life is like a library owned by the author. In it are a few books which he wrote himself, but most of them were written for him.

No life ever grows great until it is focused, dedicated, disciplined.

No virtue is more universally accepted as a test of good character than trustworthiness .

Prayer opens our lives for God so his will can be done in and through us, because in true prayer we habitually put ourselves into the attitude of willingness to do whatever God wills.

It is magnificent to grow old, if one keeps young.

Always take a job that is too big for you.

Generals, on the average, are far less bellicose than journalists or patriotic housewives: They know the horrors of a war and they dislike any break in the routine

Oh how daily life is. (Ah que la vie est quotidienne.)

I like my hair long, and I love my bangs. I love them because I can pin them back or keep the fringe with attitude.

Opportunities don't knock at all. They don't have to, they're already all around us. It's up to us to see where they are and take advantage of them.

It is dry, hazy June weather. We are more of the earth, farther from heaven these days.

We like to test things... no matter how good an idea sounds, test it first.

Never Let Anyone Come to You Without Coming Away Better and Happier

For everything you have missed, you have gained something else, and for everything you gain, you lose something else.

Every time I am fearful I think to myself, the reason they do this is to discourage me from doing what I do. Hence, if I discontinue my work I will have succumbed to my fears.

You try to keep life simple but it never works, and in the end all you have left is yourself.