The ability to be in the present moment is a major component of mental wellness.

The test of a man is: does he bear apples? Does he bear fruit?

There are no perfect human beings! Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. There do in fact exist creators, seers, sages, saints, shakers, and movers...even if they are uncommon and do not come by the dozen. And yet these very same people can at times be boring, irritating, petulant, selfish, angry, or depressed. To avoid disillusionment with human nature, we must first give up our illusions about it.

If you only have a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

The only happy people I know are the ones who are working well at something they consider important.

The chicken came first - God would look silly sitting on an egg.

...the great lesson is that the sacred is in the ordinary, that it is to be found in one's daily life, in one's neighbors, friends, and family, in one's backyard.