There is no language of the holy. The sacred lies in the ordinary.

Use a mirror in difficult times. You will see both cause and resolution.

We need faith, not because there are beings who will punish us or reward us, but because gods are a wonderful way of describing things that are happening to us.

Did you measure to attain your height? Did you use geometry to radiate your limb? Did you lament storm-torn branches? Did you inventory your leaves for the sun? You did none of these things, yet man in his cleverness Cannot match your perfection.

Money is never more important than your body and mind, but you must work and support yourself. Never depend on others for your livelihood.

Whether we remain the ash or become the phoenix is up to us.

An ancient gnarled tree: Too fibrous for a logger's saw, Too twisted to fit a carpenter's square, Outlasts the whole forest.