I'm really happy. I just don't choose to show it.
You can't teach people to write well. Writing well is something God lets you do or declines to let you do.
For some reason, the most vocal Christians among us never mention the Beatitudes (Matthew 5). But, often with tears in their eyes, they demand that the Ten Commandments be posted in public buildings. And of course, that's Moses, not Jesus. I haven't heard one of them demand that the Sermon on the Mount, the Beatitudes, be posted anywhere. "Blessed are the merciful" in a courtroom? "Blessed are the peacemakers" in the Pentagon? Give me a break!
Beware of the man who works hard to learn something, learns it, and finds himself no wiser than before.
It's a terrible waste to be happy and not notice it.
True terror is to wake up one morning and discover that your high school class is running the country.
The secret to success in any human endeavor is total concentration.
In the zazen posture, your mind and body have, great power to accept things as they are, whether agreeable or disagreeable.
Love is not automatic. It takes conscious practice and awareness, just like playing the piano or golf. However, you have ample opportunities to practice. Everyone you meet can be your practice session.
Teachers inspire the smallest hearts to grow big enough to change the world.
The law is an artificial human construct, quite arbitrary, and of absolutely no use anywhere else but in a court of law!