“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it.”

I never see what has been done; I only see what remains to be done.

If a man speak or act with a good thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him.

When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.

People with opinions just go around bothering one another.

The Gift of Truth excels all other Gifts.

If we fail to look after others when they need help, who will look after us?

If you light a lamp for somebody, it will also brighten your path.

More than those who hate you, more than all your enemies, an undisciplined mind does greater harm.

When you like a flower, you just pluck it. But when you love a flower, you water it daily.

All descriptions of reality are temporary hypotheses.

Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are, it solely relies on what you think.

Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are, it solely relies on what you think.

Be where you are; otherwise you will miss your life.

Every morning we are born again. What we do today is what matters most.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.

The Way is not in the sky; the Way is in the heart.

Childlike surrender and trust, I believe, is the defining spirit of authentic discipleship.

People are really concerned about my relationship status. When I tell people I’m happy being single, they don’t believe me. They say: ‘You have to be miserable being alone’.

Never explain – your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.

I don’t believe in marriage. It’s bloody impractical. ‘To love, honor, and obey.’ If it weren’t, you wouldn’t have to sign a contract.

I believe the Republicans have never thought that democracy was anything but a tribal myth.

I don’t believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive.

A spirit of restlessness and resistance can never wait, but one who believes he is loved with an everlasting love, and knows that underneath are the everlasting arms, will find strength and peace.

I’d just like to think that there’s some kind of underworld where whoever’s been lost at sea is there… I dunno, there probably isn’t, but I’d like to believe there is.