“Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.”

Be detached from desire your whole life long.

Silence is a source of great strength.

Trees are poems the earth writes upon the sky.

I pluck chrysanthemums beneath the eastern hedge, and gaze at ease at the southern mountains.

True happiness is to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.

Flow with whatever may happen, and let your mind be free: stay centered by accepting whatever you are doing. This is the ultimate.

You have power over your mind — not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tune without the words - and never stops at all.