Great soul

Friendship improves happiness, abates misery by doubling our joy and dividing our grief.

Nature is infinitely creative. It is always producing the possibility of new beginnings.

It is not the misuse of power that is evil; the very existence of power is an evil.

In particular, it is absurd to hope to banish envy of other people's possessions or fortunes, if only because the spirit of envy can lead to emulation and ambition and have positive consequences.

I don't think women hold all the answers, but with their skills, their strengths, we can get to a better place.

Living with a dog is easy- like living with an idealist.

Take not away the life you cannot give: For all things have an equal right to live.

You can teach people a lot about craft and various techniques, and you can certainly teach them to appreciate, but you cannot give them spirit or soul if it's not there.

The sense of gratitude produces true spiritual alchemy, makes us magnanimous - large souled.

Transformation always and necessarily calls for a transformation of oneself and one's environment. But I don't see that happening. People are stuck with their own positions that never change.