Man and the animals are merely a passage and channel for food, a tomb for other animals, a haven for the dead, giving life by the death of others, a coffer full of corruption.

Learning never exhausts the mind.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

A beautiful body perishes, but a work of art dies not.

To make a perfume, take some rose water and wash your hands in it, then take a lavender flower and rub it with your palms, and you will achieve the desired effect

Being willing is not enough. We must do.

Learning is the only thing the mind never exhausts, never fears, and never regrets.

There are three classes of people: those who see, those who see when they are shown, those who do not see.

Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works.

Whatever you do in life, if you want to be creative and intelligent, and develop your brain, you must do everything with the awareness that everything, in some way, connects to everything else.

When you put your hand in a flowing stream, you touch the last that has gone before and the first of what is still to come.

Words have less substance than air. Don't tell me about your zealous dreams, your firm convictions, your profound love―show me.

Now is the time to make good use of time.Today is the day to begin a perfect day.

[The 'corporate takeover of people's lives'] also accounts for a lot of homogenization of culture. There are fast food restaurants everywhere. Every place tastes the same.

You have to be in good shape, basically. And then, you have to have a certain craziness, if you're going to do some of the action things.

If we want to know what's most sacred in this world, all we need to do is look for what is most violently profaned.

Dependence is a perpetual call upon humanity, and a greater incitement to tenderness and pity than any other motive whatever.

People who feel good about themselves produce good results.

The policies on the Republican side have been much better for Hispanics, for minorities, but the rhetoric, unfortunately, has not.

She briefly wished she did have some sort of magic so she could shoot a bolt of lightning through his head.

Tell me we're dead and I'll love you even more.