“Women are the only realists; their whole object in life is to pit their realism against the extravagant, excessive, and occasionally drunken idealism of men.” 

“A man imagines a happy marriage as a marriage of love; even if he makes fun of marriages that are without love, or feels sorry for lovers who are without marriage.”

“What life and death may be to a turkey is not my business; but the soul of Scrooge and the body of Cratchit are my business.”

“All science, even the divine science, is a sublime detective story. Only it is not set to detect why a man is dead; but the darker secret of why he is alive.”

Journalism is popular, but it is popular mainly as fiction. Life is one world, and life seen in the newspapers is another.

“A great curse has fallen upon modern life with the discovery of the vastness of the word Education.

The only object of liberty is life.” 

I was born to love you with every single beat of my heart. I was born to take care of you every single day of my life.

I want to lead the Victorian life, surrounded by exquisite clutter.

Who wants to live forever?

I guess I've always lived the glamorous life of a star. It 's nothing new - I used to spend down to the last dime.

Teach this triple truth to all: A generous heart, kind speech, and a life of service and compassion are the things which renew humanity.

Those who have failed to work toward the truth have missed the purpose of living

Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering – an image of death. The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, not to anticipate the future, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.

Without health life is not life; it is only a state of langour and suffering – an image of death.

May all that have life be delivered from suffering.

Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because they have been handed down for many generations. But after observation and analysis, when you find that anything agrees with reason and is conducive to the good and benefit of one and all, then accept it and live up to it.

Life is like the harp string, if it is strung too tight it won’t play, if it is too loose it hangs, the tension that produces the beautiful sound lies in the middle.

Offend in neither word nor deed. Eat with moderation. Live in your heart. Seek the highest consciousness. Master yourself according to the law. This is the simple teaching of the awakened.

“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change. ”

“The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.”

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

Over the years, I learned that in my career, unlike in life, sometimes my wheelchair is its own automatic door opener. I was able to win the OWN competition by applying one simple principle: be funny, and admit you suck before anyone else can call you out on it. In other words, make the narrative of your failure a comedy.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.