The less you open your heart to others, the more your heart suffers.
Were not going to baby sit a civil war.
Happiness... it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.
A childs life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds.
Cherish that which is within you, and shut off that which is without; for too much knowledge is a curse.
I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling.
Marriage is not a ritual or an end.
It is a long, intricate,
intimate dance together
and nothing matters more
than your own sense of balance
and your choice of partner.
A blind person who sees is better than a seeing person who is blind.
Patience is the companion of wisdom.
It's good to have an opinion isn't it? If you don't have an opinion about important issues you are seen as weak - right? This is how people justify holding an opinion about anything and everything. But wait a second - in the moment of expressing your opinion, if it is the defence of a position, or it's designed to be against another opinion, it is nothing more than an attachment. And this means fear is present. It means insecurity. This may explain why those who have the same opinions form pressure groups and factions, and why there is usually a great deal of emotion and conflict present. It may explain why there is much wailing and weeping, loud words and the crossing of swords whenever, opposing opinions meet. Much better to have a point of view, and to be extremely interested in others points of view. This says, "I am flexible", it says, "I have the humility to learn", and it says, "I seek to meet you on the ground we share, as opposed to fight you from a proclaimed territory.
A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and express themselves freely.
In the midst of hopes and cares, of apprehensions and of disquietude, regard every day that dawns upon you as if it was to be your last; then super-added hours, to the enjoyment of which you had not looked forward, will prove an acceptable boon.
Until very recently there were three powerful dictatorships in Europe: Spain, Portugal and Greece. The future for these countries seemed totally blocked, and yet they have been reborn.
If you were stripped of every physical possession, your wealth would be no less.
