I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain.
Earth teaches me to forget myself as melted snow forgets its life. Earth teaches me resignation as the leaves which die in the fall… Earth teaches me regeneration as the seed which rises in the spring.
There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth...not going all the way, and not starting.
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.
Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it…
