I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed read more

I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if read more

Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness. It is far better take things as they come along with patience and equanimity.

Believe in life's message; follow your hearts desired fate.

Believe in life's message; follow your hearts desired fate.

The book of life begins with a man and a woman in a garden, and ends with Revelations.

The book of life begins with a man and a woman in a garden, and ends with Revelations.

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the read more

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connect.

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven read more

I don't believe in an afterlife, so I don't have to spend my whole life fearing hell, or fearing heaven even more. For whatever the tortures of hell, I think the boredom of heaven would be even worse.

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.

To be what we are, and to become what we are capable of becoming, is the only end of life.

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time. -Chinese proverb.

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time. -Chinese proverb.

Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.

Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid.