All things that are born must die. Work hard for your own freedom from sorrow.
History is nothing more than the belief in the senses, the belief in falsehood.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.
There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.
I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.
Love seems the swiftest, but it is the slowest of all growths. No man or woman really knows what perfect love is until they have been married a quarter of a century.
Whitecaps in profusion all around me, but somehow in your eyes I found the strength to sail upon that raging sea.
Oh lovers, where are you going? Who are you looking for? Your beloved is right here.
I can't swim at the level I used to. I had to retire because of an injury to my shoulder.