Feelings in Words

"Should a seeker not find a companion who is better or equal, let them resolutely pursue a solitary course."

"If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence."

"Good people are good because they've come to wisdom through failure. We get very little wisdom from success, you know."

"Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again."

"The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress."

"'As I am, so are these. As are these, so am I.' Drawing the parallel to yourself, neither kill nor get others to kill."

"Some of the best lessons we ever learn are learned from past mistakes. The error of the past is the wisdom and success of the future."

"To change one's life, start immediately, do it flamboyantly, no exceptions."

"When the world is so complicated, the simple gift of friendship is within all of our hands."

"Nothing but heaven itself is better than a friend who is really a friend."

"Rejoicing in our joy, not suffering over our suffering, makes someone a friend."

"A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies."

"I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for that handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy. Let's face it, friends make life a lot more fun."

"Be slow to fall into friendship; but when thou art in, continue firm and constant."

"Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence."