Aphorism Of The Day

The Temptation Of Beauty

2012-02-15T07:45:00.000-08:00

Beauty brought the bee to the flower. Nectar is what it found there.

My Art

2012-02-08T08:40:00.000-08:00

My art is to look at things and be quiet.

My Politics

2012-02-01T08:14:00.000-08:00

I'm on the side of whatever keeps the flowers growing.

A Little Kindness

2012-01-25T08:26:00.001-08:00

Let a kind word warm you when your thoughts turn cold.

Spontaneous & Carefree

2012-01-18T08:51:00.000-08:00

The rain that falls wherever it pleases. I want to be that rain.

The Easy Life

2012-01-11T06:45:00.000-08:00

Never underestimate the wisdom of being easily satisfied.

Transcendence

2012-01-04T07:20:00.000-08:00

There is something in every creature born that transcends its time and place of birth.

The Shadow

2011-12-28T07:48:00.000-08:00

Always it is our own shadow standing in the way.

Great Things

2011-12-21T06:44:00.000-08:00

Small things through love become great things.

Chasing The Rainbow

2011-12-14T05:02:00.000-08:00

Enjoy the rainbow while it lasts and don't chase it when it's gone.

The Sweet Uses Of Adversity

2011-12-07T09:33:00.000-08:00

It's during a storm that the best songs get written.

A Serious Subject

2011-11-30T10:06:00.000-08:00

There are no serious subjects, only people who take themselves too seriously.

A Reason To Be Thankful

2011-11-23T08:28:00.000-08:00

One is not truly thankful if one needs a reason to be thankful.

Making Things Better

2011-11-16T08:41:00.000-08:00

The Earth turns all by itself, so I don't try to improve on it.

The News I Need

2011-11-09T07:37:00.000-08:00

The sun rising every morning brings me all the news I need.

Equality: A New Perspective

2011-11-02T09:08:00.000-07:00

Equality: the right to be different.

One Acre Of Land

2011-10-26T07:01:00.000-07:00

A hundred lifetimes wouldn't suffice to see all the beauty in one acre of land.

Innocence

2011-10-19T10:02:00.000-07:00

The child's naive dream of life is the only one worth having.

War & Peace

2011-10-12T07:09:00.000-07:00

We wage war on others when we're not at peace with ourselves.

The Spirit Of Adventure

2011-10-05T07:59:00.000-07:00

Travel doesn't become adventure until you leave yourself behind.

The Difference Between Living And Dying

2011-09-28T08:29:00.000-07:00

Leaves, while they live, hang together; dying, they fall one by one.

The Test

2011-09-21T07:54:00.000-07:00

Life isn't a test. You can't fail.

The Power of Appreciation

2011-09-14T08:10:00.000-07:00

Works of art survive through appreciation.

Peeling The Orange

2011-09-07T07:27:00.000-07:00

I learned long ago to peel an orange rather than wait for it to happen.

My True Opinion

2011-08-30T06:49:00.001-07:00

There is no true opinion. Difference of opinion is the truth.

Do Your Best

2011-08-23T05:11:00.000-07:00

Do your best, and laugh when it all goes wrong.

Improving The World

2011-08-16T07:28:00.000-07:00

The only way to improve the world is by loving it.

A Bad Teacher

2011-08-09T05:48:00.000-07:00

Experience is a bad teacher if it teaches you to be afraid.

What I've Learned

2011-08-02T05:45:00.000-07:00

Here's what I've learned: there's more than one way to live.

The Power Of Choice

2011-07-26T05:28:00.000-07:00

The woods are full of poison berries but you don't have to eat them.

The Pretense Of Knowledge

2011-07-19T05:56:00.000-07:00

Humanity's favorite pastime: pretending to know what it doesn't know.

The Realist

2011-07-12T07:27:00.000-07:00

I'm a realist. I think the world is beautiful.

The Highest Purpose

2011-07-04T20:44:00.000-07:00

When something is done for nothing it's done with the highest purpose in mind.

We All Get Wet

2011-06-27T06:25:00.000-07:00

The cop, the bartender, the poet! When it rains they all get wet.

Friendship

2011-06-19T20:58:00.000-07:00

Nothing is enough for the person for whom friendship is not enough.

The Wine Of Life

2011-06-13T07:15:00.000-07:00

Drink freely the wine life offers you and don't worry how much you spill.

Confidence

2011-06-06T08:39:00.000-07:00

When I walk toward the sea I know the sea is there waiting for me.

2011-05-30T09:19:00.000-07:00

The tragedy of war can only be measured in human terms, and by that measure it's incalculable.

2011-05-23T06:27:00.000-07:00

I'd rather be encouraged by an ant to live than taught to doubt by fifty skeptics.

2011-05-16T09:01:00.001-07:00

There is only one sin-to turn this magnificent life into a burden.

2011-05-13T10:29:00.000-07:00

The slope contains many wonders not found at the summit.

2011-05-11T05:34:00.000-07:00

I know where my little car is headed. So I'm going to enjoy the ride.

2011-05-09T07:34:00.000-07:00

I used to be a gloomy seeker of gloomy truths until tragedy made me light-hearted.

2011-05-06T05:46:00.000-07:00

What you do today means a great deal, though it may mean nothing tomorrow.

2011-05-04T07:07:00.000-07:00

Spring, love, travel are a new beginning. Everybody loves a new beginning.

2011-05-02T08:39:00.000-07:00

Peace is in the house of the enemy where one has been forbidden to go.

2011-04-29T09:23:00.000-07:00

All creativity begins as play. The fancy theories come later.

2011-04-27T08:14:00.000-07:00

The sparrows flying from tree to tree: not a single one doubts its freedom.

2011-04-25T06:50:00.000-07:00

When the wings are too heavy the bird can't fly.

2011-04-22T08:57:00.000-07:00

If God handed me Truth on a silver platter, it would still be Truth from my point of view.

2011-04-20T06:53:00.000-07:00

Sailing wouldn't be much fun if we controlled the wind and the waves.

2011-04-18T08:31:00.000-07:00

Do everything as if it's nothing; that's how to get the most out of life.

2011-04-15T07:51:00.000-07:00

Genius is not what you do, but the fun you have doing it.

2011-04-13T07:02:00.000-07:00

What is eternal is the cloud drifting slowly out of sight.

2011-04-11T07:52:00.000-07:00

In the sky there's room for every star.

2011-04-08T09:29:00.000-07:00

Thunder makes a loud noise but it's the quiet sky that lasts.

2011-04-06T05:48:00.000-07:00

Taste your food before you swallow it. Therein lies the whole enjoyment of living.

2011-04-04T09:27:00.001-07:00

Every day you live is a holiday from death.

2011-04-01T09:28:00.000-07:00

The power to judge becomes a substitute for the power to love.

2011-03-30T08:48:00.000-07:00

Life is worth living but not worth thinking about.

2011-03-28T09:23:00.000-07:00

My philosophy? I'm just happy to be here.

2011-03-25T09:53:00.000-07:00

Praise, like happiness, is a form of wealth. Spread it all around.

2011-03-23T10:03:00.000-07:00

Ideas stand in the corner and laugh while we fight over them.

2011-03-21T10:44:00.000-07:00

In my travels I found no answers, only wonders.

2011-03-18T09:25:00.000-07:00

I have no heroes except flowers and children.

2011-03-16T09:14:00.000-07:00

I found all my prayers answered in the silence of the stone.

2011-03-14T09:36:00.001-07:00

Like Adam and Eve we have to find out everything for ourselves.

2011-03-11T09:51:00.000-08:00

I don't want to be the one who says life is beautiful. I want to be the one who feels it.

2011-03-09T08:46:00.000-08:00

In school one learns to ask stupid questions of life.

2011-03-07T09:26:00.000-08:00

What we have in common is also part of our uniqueness.

2011-03-04T10:08:00.000-08:00

Success is no guarantee of happiness. The only guarantee of happiness is happiness.

2011-03-02T10:09:00.001-08:00

Like you and me: the birds, the clouds, the flowers. They just live to live and dance to the beat of their own music.

2011-02-28T10:59:00.000-08:00

Contentment is a richer treasure than what Monte Cristo found.

2011-02-25T09:27:00.000-08:00

Forgive my foolish beliefs, as I forgive your foolish beliefs.

2011-02-23T09:07:00.000-08:00

There's one fast rule concerning death: save it for the end.

2011-02-21T09:35:00.000-08:00

Disappointments pile up. And then you have to throw them out with the rest of the trash.

2011-02-18T08:54:00.000-08:00

Happiness is contagious. The more I think about it, the happier I am.

2011-02-16T10:25:00.000-08:00

The only tame lion is the one that has tamed itself.

2011-02-14T09:45:00.000-08:00

I used to think love was the most important thing. Now I think everything is.

2011-02-11T09:42:00.000-08:00

Walking with a crutch is still walking on your own.

2011-02-09T09:30:00.000-08:00

Always expecting to get what you want is expecting too little of life.

2011-02-07T11:48:00.000-08:00

Does the road make the traveler, or the traveler the road?

2011-02-04T09:20:00.000-08:00

Optimists think badly, but live well.

2011-02-02T09:21:00.000-08:00

The future can't be seen even with the most powerful telescopes.

2011-01-31T09:30:00.000-08:00

The beauty of this day doesn't depend on its lasting forever.

2011-01-28T10:00:00.000-08:00

The heart like a lamp must lead the way.

2011-01-26T10:01:00.000-08:00

Like Noah I built my ark, but the floods never came.

2011-01-24T09:43:00.000-08:00

One is never wounded by the love one gives, only by the love one expects.

2011-01-21T10:24:00.001-08:00

The mountain is there, and not because you see it.

2011-01-19T09:58:00.000-08:00

Beware of those who aren't content with soup and bread.

2011-01-17T09:08:00.000-08:00

When the train stays on the tracks you don't ask why.

2011-01-14T08:51:00.000-08:00

The best advice is what the skylark gives by singing.

2011-01-12T09:27:00.001-08:00

The feeling of being unappreciated is a failure to appreciate others.

2011-01-10T10:10:00.001-08:00

The deep roots never doubt spring will come.

2011-01-07T09:46:00.000-08:00

Everything in life is a surprise, starting with being born.

2011-01-05T10:15:00.000-08:00

Writing is talking to yourself-with the hope of being overheard.

2011-01-03T09:21:00.000-08:00

For every locked door one encounters, another opens all by itself.

2010-12-31T07:02:00.000-08:00

Time does not pass, it continues.

2010-12-29T09:28:00.000-08:00

People always tell me, "Do your best!" But sometimes I'd rather goof off.

2010-12-27T09:08:00.000-08:00

An intelligent person is one who can learn. A wise person is one who has learned.