Self-pity

Almost all the sadness we experience in life comes from feeling sorry for ourselves.

This Foolish World

Don't let the worries of this foolish world destroy your joy in living.

Home

Home is where you can go and relax and be nothing.

Laughter

Laughter is our best defense against absurdity.

My Dream

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

A Real Vacation

The real vacation is from the mind.

Hate

Hate's ultimate victory is to make us dependent on it.

Knowledge Is Not Enough

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

The Best Luck

The happy-go-lucky have the best luck.

A Great Gift

One gift I consider a great one is a gift for entertaining oneself.

A Reason For Living

A reason for living can be a great obstacle in life.

Time

Time spent thinking about life is better spent enjoying it.

Nonchalance

Stand on the shore and all the waves will come to you.

The Sweetness Of Life

Should I refuse the honey because the bee stings?

Genius

The real geniuses are the people who love life.

A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose

You can spit on a rose, but it's still a rose.

The Rainbow Laughed

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

Memories

The tree that gets hit by lightning is the one you remember.

Surviving Ourselves

We are the mountains we must cross.

War

Wars have always been easier to fight than explain.

Success

To be this happy, friendly person, that's all.

More Is Never Enough

What is is plenty, but more is never enough.

Wisdom

The wise are wise only because they know how to laugh at themselves.

Self-Knowledge

It is hard to say anything as true about oneself as saying nothing.

The Artist

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

The Art Of Living

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

The Love Of The Game

One always wins when one plays for the love of the game.

Survival

First you have to survive adolescence; then your education.  Finally, yourself.

Memories

You begin with other people's memories and end up with your own.

Surprises

Everything in life is a surprise, starting with being born.

Beliefs And Phantoms

Arguing which belief is true is like arguing which phantom is real.

Education

Education is the exchange of one set of prejudices for another.

A Ride On The River

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

Fanaticism

Everything in moderation, even the truth.

Independence

Love unconditionally, but rely only on yourself.

Progress

Progress is discovering what you can do without

Body And Mind

Movement is the freedom of the body; stillness, of the mind.

Personal Things

Only personal things are timeless and universal.

Waste

We waste this life dreaming of another.

Language

I never thought of language as anything but a way to make friends.

Desire And Confusion

When people don't do what they want, they don't know what to do.

Teaching Children

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

Glad To Be Alive

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

Individuality

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

The Love Of Life

To love life, one must be willing to take whatever comes.

Forever Young

The day you lose your sense of wonder is the day you grow old.

A Broken Mirror

A broken mirror means good luck if you want it to.

Knowing Yourself

To know oneself means above all to know what one likes

What Can You Lose?

One never loses anything, except the past.

Stupidity

Cruelty is the surest sign of stupidity.

Love's Power

Love's only power is the power of example.

The Hourglass

Until my hourglass is empty, I will be grateful.