“ Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness. ”

“ Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence, and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content. ”

“ We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world ”

“ Live a good life. If there are gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones. ”

“ Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars, and see yourself running with them. ”

“ Act without expectation. ”

“ Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires. ”

“ If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present. ”

“ A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. ”

“ Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like. ”

“ Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world. ”

“ The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched — they must be felt with the heart. ”