I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not my wrath did grow.

To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower, Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.

In the universe, there are things that are known, and things that are unknown, and in between, there are doors.

If the doors of perception were cleansed everything would appear to man as it is, infinite.

The man who never alters his opinions is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind.

He who kisses joy as it flies by will live in eternity's sunrise.

The person who does not believe in miracles surely makes it certain that he or she will never take part in one.

Make your own rules or be a slave to another man's.

And we are put on earth a little space, That we may learn to bear the beams of love.

Enlightenment means taking full responsibility for your life.

Do what you will this life's a fiction, And is made up of contradiction.

Healthy children will not fear life if their elders have integrity enough not to fear death.

We can be wise from goodness and good from wisdom.

Let it not be said that I have said nothing new. The arrangement of the material is new.

Commendation heals; condemnation destroys.

He who has made great moral progress ceases to pray

A man is free in proportion to the measure of his virtues, and the extent to which he is free determines what his virtues can accomplish.

Everyone wants to win on Saturday afternoon when the game is played. It’s what you do the other six days that decides the outcome

Only one thing is certian about coffee.... Wherever it is grown, sold, brewed, and consumed, there will be lively controversy, strong opinions, and good conversation.

Budgets are moral documents. Federal funding should reflect the priorities and the values of the majority of the American people.

Even the most sensitive person can get used to even the most insensitive thing. Cruelty isn’t a personality trait. Cruelty is a habit.