I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.

Everyone here has the sense that right now is one of those moments when we are influencing the future.

Thought is the wind, knowledge the sail, and mankind the vessel.

Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure. Confidence is the greatest friend. Non-being is the greatest joy.

Tears of joy are like the summer rain drops pierced by sunbeams.

There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.

Everyone here has the sense that right now is one of those moments when we are influencing the future.

Noble deeds that are concealed are most esteemed.

Hope is some extraordinary spiritual grace that God gives us to control our fears, not to oust them.

The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you're free.