We must not always try to plumb the depths of the human heart; the truths it contains are among those that are best seen in half-light or in perspective.

Forests precede civilizations and deserts follow them.

There is nothing beautiful or sweet or great in life that is not mysterious.

The most disastrous times have produced the greatest minds. The purest metal comes of the most ardent furnace; the most brilliant lightning come of the darkest clouds.

Every institution goes through three stages - utility, privilege, and abuse.

The heart feels, the head compares.

Forests were the first temples of the Divinity, and it is in the forests that men have grasped the first idea of architecture.

Alexander created cities everywhere he passed: I have left dreams everywhere I have trailed my life.

The original writer is not he who refrains from imitating others, but he who can be imitated by none.

Love decreases when it ceases to increase.

Achilles exists only through Homer . Take away the art of writing from this world , and you will probably take away its glory .

A shower is the perfect place for crying. No one can hear you if you do it quietly, into a wash-cloth, with the water running.

Live. Laugh. Love.

The rich know not who is his friend.

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down and without walls.

I slow down when hiking. The rhythm of nature is more leisurely. The sun comes up, it moves across the sky, and you begin to synchronize to that rhythm.

I love traveling. It not only opens my mind up, but it also allows me to use my fame in another way through humanitarian works and stuff, and being an influence around the world.

I love eating sushi and eating raw and clean - no pasta and bread. Low carbs is what works for me.

If the staff lacks policy guidance against which to test decisions, their decisions will be random.

The next morning dawned bright and sweet, like ribbon candy.

The only thing that a man may do that is new, is to write himself on human hearts.