Tell the truth, or someone will tell it for you.”
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.”
Don't be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live.”
Life, he realize, was much like a song. In the beginning there is mystery, in the end there is confirmation, but it's in the middle where all the emotion resides to make the whole thing worthwhile.”
Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”
The trouble is if you don’t spend your life yourself, other people spend it for you.”
“We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.”
Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”
If you're reading this...
Congratulations, you're alive.
If that's not something to smile about,
then I don't know what is
An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language
The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
Mohandas Gandhi
I don't believe in the concept of hell, but if I did I would think of it as filled with people who were cruel to animals.
Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to.
Each species is a masterpiece, a creation assembled with extreme care and genius.
The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men
Why should man expect his prayer for mercy to be heard by What is above him when he shows no mercy to what is under him?
Hunting is not a sport. In a sport, both sides should know they're in the game
I ask people why they have deer heads on their walls. They always say because it's such a beautiful animal. There you go. I think my mother is attractive, but I have photographs of her
“It is not the length of life, but the depth.”
If there's a thing I've learned in my life it's to not be afraid of the responsibility that comes with caring for other people. What we do for love: those things endure. Even if the people you do them for don't”
When you're lost in those woods, it sometimes takes you a while to realize that you are lost. For the longest time, you can convince yourself that you've just wandered off the path, that you'll find your way back to the trailhead any moment now. Then night falls again and again, and you still have no idea where you are, and it's time to admit that you have bewildered yourself so far off the path that you don't even know from which direction the sun rises anymore.”
I live in my own little world. But its ok, they know me here.”
You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love and affection