The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring.

I have written some poetry that I don't understand myself.

Poetry is the report of a nuance between two moments, when people say, 'Listen!' and 'Did you see it?' 'Did you hear it? What was it?'

Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.

For we know when a nation goes down and never comes back, when a society or a civilization perishes, one condition may always be found. They forgot where they came from. They lost sight of what brought them along.

In these times you have to be an optimist to open your eyes when you awake in the morning.

Let a joy keep you. Reach out your hands and take it when it runs by.