It may be considered folly by common opinion but this refusal to destroy life unnecessarily, this reverence for it, must become a deeply implanted part of his ethical standard.

That deep silence has a melody of its own, a sweetness unknown amid the harsh discords of the world's sounds.

The succession of thoughts appears in time, but the gap between two of them is outside time. The gap itself is normally unobserved. The chance of enlightenment is missed.

Appetite has really become an artificial and abnormal thing, having taken the place of true hunger, which alone is natural. The one is a sign of bondage but the other, of freedom.

Every test successfully met is rewarded by some growth in intuitive knowledge, strengthening of character, or initiation into a higher consciousness.

Accept the long night patiently, quietly, humbly, and resignedly as intended for your true good. It is not a punishment for sin committed but an instrument of annihilating egoism.

Whoever wants the "I" to yield up its mysterious and tremendous secret must stop it from looking perpetually in the mirror, must stop the little ego's fascination with its own image.

Loneliness is a state of feeling that can be changed.People may still feel lonely even among the crowd.

I listen to oldies but goodies stations, '60s and '70s music.

We shall never forget that it was our submarines that held the lines against the enemy while our fleets replaced losses and repaired wounds.

Forget the resolutions. Forget control and discipline... too much work. Instead try experimenting. Go in search of something to fall in love with... something about yourself, your career, your spouse

I am the slime oozing out from your TV set. You will obey me while I lead you, and eat the garbage while I feed you.

Tea is a work of art and needs a master hand to bring out its noblest qualities. We have good and bad teas, as we have good and bad paintings - generally the latter.

And hey, if I keep loving you, maybe you'll eventually crack and love me too.

Hope radiates outward from the center of our concerns. Hope dares us to stare the miraculous in the eye and have the courage not to look away.

Awareness about heart disease has got to be raised.

Everything starts from a dot.