Time does not pass, it continues.

People always tell me, "Do your best!" But sometimes I'd rather goof off.

An intelligent person is one who can learn. A wise person is one who has learned.

Art is a picture of the spirit.

I'd rather lose with love than win without it.

The scarecrow has been in the field so long he thinks it belongs to him.

Nobody wants to be nothing. But that's the greatest thing in the world to be.

I never reach those far-off places. New trails tempt me at every turn.

If you think happiness is a rare bird you won't see much of it.

To hate everything is to be wounded by everything.

The real vacation is from the mind.

Heart to heart talks have been my mistresses.

All my heroes are ordinary people. We are all ordinary people.

Nothing cures a bad mood faster than having no sympathy for yourself.

Some lives, like some remarks, only make sense out of context.

The lifting of an arm or leg is magic.

His dream: to make some small contribution to human happiness.

My drug of choice is Yes.

Information is what they put in empty heads to keep them empty.

In my basket there's always room for something new.

Whenever I do nothing I feel I've accomplished a lot.

The moon has seen many a theory come and go.

Language-a mirror in front of a window.

There's something braver than dying for the truth-living without it.

I used to see the flaw in every diamond. Now stones astound me with their perfection.

The little girl riding her bicycle. Never once did she wonder: "Is this worthwhile?"

Lessons are learned, not taught.

You either love what's broken or you don't love.

The fenced-in dog barks at the one running free.

My kind of faith likes mountains just where they are.

Slow down. You've got all the time in the world.

God had no purpose in creating the world. He was just having fun.

The gambler who expects to lose is the happiest person at the track.

Cast yourself upon the waters. Trust in your ability to swim.

Dreams that scare us wake us up.

What would beauty be if the whole world were blind?

The world is the medicine that cures me of myself.

You can win the lottery, but not an argument.

When you think someone has a problem, the problem is really yours.

Think life as a question but live it as an answer.

Handing one's troubles over to God makes sense even to an atheist.

In the morning I don't want to know where I'll be in the afternoon.

Healthy enough is perfect health; happy enough is perfect happiness.

What variety is to life, contradiction is to the mind.

Don't stand in the hallway waiting; join the feast.

The flea that doubts doesn't jump nearly as high.

Between thoughts, travel far and wide.

It's easy to see the dark side. All you have to do is close your eyes.

Even if you find the clearing you can't stay there.

Teach children what they would learn, not what you would teach them.

Laugh at yourself; then laugh at the world.

If you're in a hurry, don't go.

Water flows because it's willing.

Good humor is the sun on cloudy days.

The wrong step is the right step once you take it.

The leaves on the water, the fog under the bridge. That's what I believe in.

Blessed are they who love people, for they will have lots of friends.

A blind man sees with his cane, like all the rest of us.

Every bullet fired can expect a bullet in return.

Someone told me the world is round, but I'm checking it out for myself.

Maturity is the moment one regains one's innocence.

Solutions often mask the fact that there is no problem.

He's the happiest who's happy with nothing.

Miracles happen so often they become commonplace.

A dream separates, but a look unites.

What is fog on the surface is also fog deep inside.

You don't know how to live. You live.

Press your lips to the fountain and drink life in.

If you hit a brick wall, walk right through.

Order is what exists before you start arranging things.

Put on a red nose and baggy pants when the circus comes to town.

The landscape looks different from every blade of grass.

A cat believes in its claws even when they're cut.

Getting lost is part of getting there.

Nothing will ever improve if we keep trying to make things better.

You know you're on the wrong track if you're thinking too much.

If you paint a black picture, the picture will be black.

A man went in search of one perfect moment. The price he had to pay was the rest of his life.

If it rains tonight, rain will be the cause.

Be grateful to those who refuse your demands. They are your benefactors.

Even blind alleys lead somewhere.

Time spent trying to understand life is better spent enjoying it.

A puppet whose strings got cut learned to walk all on its own.

How is failure possible? One is always just beginning to live.

When smashing idols, always begin with your own.

One must plant a seed and let "it" speak.

What is is plenty, but more is never enough.

Wherever a light appears, the darkness gathers all around it.

There are more wrong turns on the map than on the road.

When in doubt, leap. One needs a little courage to live.

Include the unexpected in your plans.

When your burden gets too heavy to carry, you learn how to carry it.

Where would you be if you left all your troubles behind?

If you don't play the game, you don't have to follow the rules.

When I told the rainbow what its colors meant, it laughed.

You have to let the balloon go if you want to see it fly.

Summer taught me joy; winter, resignation

Summer-the prodigal that keeps returning.

Life is simple. You just have to stop trying to figure it out.

Words make known. But we live in the unknown.

The mouse that fears the trap has already been trapped.

We put ourselves through hell and that is hell.

What if you have all the pieces and the puzzle still doesn't fit?

All roads lead to happiness, if happiness is the road you're on.

If you're glad to be alive the rest doesn't matter.

There is music you never hear unless you play it yourself.

No river could flow if it had to know its destination first.

I like both: unicorns and horses.

The sea will wash away our footprints but not the fact we made them.

I have a bad memory. Every day seems new to me.

Appreciation, not possession, makes a thing ours.

Rain is the picnic when it rains.

Everything is real when it happens and a dream afterwards.

Gravity is true for matter but not for the spirit.

Behind every mask there is a face and behind that a story.

Happiness exists, but not the conditions of happiness.

Knowing how to sing, and being able to sing, is still not singing.

Experiences for which there are no words get along fine without them.

Every line is the perfect length if you don't measure it.

Boredom is the price one pays for not enjoying everything.

If you want to set your life in order, consider it already done.

Should I refuse the honey because the bee stings?

When a thing becomes indispensable it's time to give it up.

Suppose nothing is wrong. What do you do, then?

Spend yourself; there's plenty more.

Dreams must be ground into bread, and the bread eaten.

Let every breeze draw you out of yourself.

The wind was never angry, the rain was never sad.

Nothing succeeds like indifference to success.

Real dishes break. That's how you know they're real.

A fool who cursed the sun was surprised to see it still shining.

Blessed are they who expect nothing, for they'll be pleasantly surprised.

After one has read everything and thought everything, one still has everything to learn.

The life you have is richer than the one you dream of.

You have to test your oars in the waters of reality.

If the light's not in you, you're in the dark.

Every star shows us another way of seeing the earth.

Future developments can't mar our happiness now.

Don't come to my funeral tomorrow; meet me for lunch today.

Another person: a door you can't enter, even by knocking.

Thirst is a language even the grass understands.

Heroes are people who have no need to be heroes.

When evening falls, does it make a sound?