That the birds of worry and care fly over your head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.
Without faith there is no knowledge, without knowledge there is no virtuous conduct, without virtues there is no deliverance, and without deliverance there is no perfection.
Many good sayings are to be found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious. One must practice the virtues taught in such books in order to acquire love of God.
I have learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind.
The earth we abuse and the living things we kill will, in the end, take their revenge; for in exploiting their presence we are diminishing our future.
