I'm always diplomatic when heavily outnumbered by armed strangers.
The brave venture anything.
Wealth stays with us a little moment if at all: only our characters are steadfast, not our gold.
Human misery must somewhere have a stop; there is no wind that always blows a storm; great good fortune comes to failure in the end. All is change; all yields its place and goes; to persevere, trusting in what hopes he has, is courage in a man. The coward despairs.
Leave no stone unturned.
The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.
God in heaven has dominion Over so many events. He can frustrate what seems inevitable, And bring to pass the thing that you least expect.
I can say for the first time that I am not afraid, and while this is a feeling that can undoubtedly change with time, I feel cradled by this universe and the immense love that comes from it.
Death is what makes life an event.
A Japanese proverb says fall seven times, stand up eight. We can also say this: Hate zero times, love infinitely!
Our ultimate dharma is self-realization. Thoughts and actions that support our spiritual evolution are real dharma.