I had no blood relatives till I made some.

Life and death are one thread, the same line viewed from different sides.

May you live all the days of your life.

To live a pure unselfish life, one must count nothing as one's own in the midst of abundance.

Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.

Life is much shorter than I imagined it to be.

Life must be lived as play.

A life of leisure and a life of laziness are two things. There will be sleeping enough in the grave.

The true secret of happiness lies in taking a genuine interest in all the details of daily life.

Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment.