Men are the dreams of a shadow.

In all things rest is sweet; there is sur feit even in honey, even in Aphrodite s lovely flowers.

Every gift which is given, even though is be small, is in reality great, if it is given with affection

Water is the best of all things.

Learn what you are and be such.

Words have a longer life than deeds.

O my soul, do not aspire to immortal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible.

Often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.

There is a mortal breed most full of futility. In contempt of what is at hand, they strain into the future, hunting impossibilities on the wings of ineffectual hopes.

Not every truth is the better for showing its face undisguised; and often silence is the wisest thing for a man to heed.

Of the good things given between man and man, I say that a neighbor, true and loving in heart, to neighbor is a joy beyond all things else.

To be really mediæval one should have no body. To be really modern one should have no soul. To be really Greek one should have no clothes.

People have moments of consciousness and epiphanies throughout their lives, but then suppress the realization.

Balance how much you give of youself, including volunteer activities.You won't do anyone any good you are stretched too thin.

We never taste a perfect joy our happiest successes are mixed with sadness.

It is not enough for me to ask question; I want to know how to answer the one question that seems to encompass everything I face: What am I here for?

Don't indulge in gossip. ... People who throw mudballs always manage to end up getting a little on themselves.

Everybody worships. The only choice we get is what to worship.

I pride myself in the fact that in the six months tour of Cinderella, I didn't take one show off.

My mom was an actress in the local Seattle theater doing experimental plays.

Meditation depends upon the strength of mind. It must be unceasing even when one is engaged in work. Particular time for it is meant for novices.