"What place would you advise me to visit now?" he asked. "The planet Earth," replied the geographer. "It has a good reputation."

I fly because it releases my mind from the tyranny of petty things.

If I had fifty-three minutes to spend as I liked, I should walk at my leisure toward a spring of fresh water.

Of what worth are convictions that bring not suffering?

If you want to build a ship, teach the men to yearn for the vast and endless sea.

If you love a flower that lives on a star, it is sweet to look at the sky at night. All the stars are a-bloom with flowers.

Man is a knot into which relationships are tied.