Only as we give the children the truth about life can we expect any improvement in it.

From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog.

We have thought that because children are young they are silly. We have forgotten the blind stirrings, the reaching outward of our own youth.

Enjoy the RIDE NOW. You'll be SUCCESSFUL later, however YOU define SUCCESS.

It is much easier to focus on what you like than on what you dislike.

Along the road of life are many pleasure resorts, but think not that by tarrying in them you will take more days to the journey. The day of your arrival is already recorded.

Tea-making is a ritual that, like the drink itself, warms the heart somehow.

Generosity is another quality which, like patience, letting go, non-judging, and trust, provides a solid foundation for mindfulness practice.

A man who, beyond the age of 26, finds himself on a bus can count himself as a failure.

Prose is like a window; fiction is like a door. But it is not uncommon that he who should come in through the door jumps in through the window.

Simmering resentment saps energy.

Having a child is arguably the most important thing you do in life.

Nature's what it's all about, but our people have been brainwashed into thinking that life is a cell phone against your head and the TV on a beer commercial with hot chicks.