#philosophy

"It takes a well-spent lifetime, and perhaps more, to crystalize in us that for which we exist."

"Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket."

"People should decide on the books' meanings for themselves. They'll find a story that attacks such things as cruelty, oppression, intolerance, unkindness, narrow-mindedness, and celebrates love, kindness, open-mindedness, tolerance, curiosity, human intelligence."

"New York City [10w] + [10w] + {Couplet} In fast-paced New York Cityeven the bubbling brooks babble.The Hudson and East River run rabid,skirting the rabble"

"I don’t want to accidentally end up looking back on my life to find that I’m ashamed of myself, I want to live a life I can be proud of."

"Music is the primordial language of life. That is why we love it so much. Actually every animal can hear and understand music better than we do."

"Life is like a rape. If we cannot resist it, split the legs and enjoy it."

"The awful thing is that if i can forget they're people, it will be no different at all"

"Doing more for others makes your life more abundant."

"If you appreciate the small things, you're likely to get the big ones."

"Love Fades [10w] Like our love,Chinese painters show distance in faded grays."

"Man is an end in himself."

"Marriage [10w] The only thing better than forgiveness in marriage is forgetfulness."

"Things are not always what they seem; the first appearance deceives many; the intelligence of a few perceives what has been carefully hidden."

"You grow by educating yourself to be more aware and more conscious."

"We are nothing but a few atoms arranged in an intricate organized way."

"Contrary to the ecologists, nature does not stand still and does not maintain the kind of equilibrium that guarantees the survival of any particular species - least of all the survival of her greatest and most fragile product: man."

"A Poem Should Be Motionless A poem should be motionlessin its eternal truthsand animated to inspire latent words into action."

"Unwitting Measure [10w] + {Couplet} "You I love and treasurein an equal, unwitting measure."

"Breath is the bridge that connects us with the mysteries of the universe and universal consciousness."