“The mirror of life casts reflections that cascade the emotions.”

“A man can gasp out his life beside you-and you feel none of it. Pity, Sympathy, sure-but you don’t feel the pain. Your belly is whole and that’s what counts. A half-yard away someone’s world is snuffled out in roaring agony-and you feel nothing. That’s the misery of the world.”

“It’s not much. You begin by thinking there is something extraordinary about it. But you’ll find out, when you’ve been out in the world a while longer, unhappiness is the commonest thing there is.”

“Life contains but two tragedies. One is not to get your heart’s desire; the other is to get it.”

“There is a light within our soul that burns brighter than the sun. And we ignore it.”

“When what you hear and what you see don’t match, trust your eyes.”

“Live your life in such a way that you’ll be remembered for your kindness, compassion, fairness, character, benevolence, and a force for good who had much respect for life, in general.”

“Sometimes, to avoid obstacles, you must also avoid appellation.”

“It is a tragedy of modern life that the light of truth scares the society much more than the darkness of ignorance.”

“The aim of all life is death. Life is the apprenticeship that we serve preparing for death. Life is the fleeting spark of divinity that precedes a deathless eternity.”

“The pathos of the human life teaches one that idolatry of the ego is a sham. Only by living in harmonious accord with the entire world can a person distill happiness that flows from cultivating a state of mindfulness.”