Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.