Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; where knowledge is free; into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake.

Trees are the earth's endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.

I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark.

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.

Let my thoughts come to you, when I am gone, like the afterglow of sunset at the margin of quiet skies.

Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time.

Death is not extinguishing the light; it is only putting out the lamp because the dawn has come.

Let us not pray to be sheltered from dangers, but to be fearless when facing them.

Every child comes with the message that God is not yet discouraged of man.

Love is an endless mystery, for it has nothing else to explain it.

The roots below the earth claim no rewards for making the branches fruitful.

Music fills the infinite between two souls.

The small wisdom is like water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. The great wisdom is like the water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.

We live in the world when we love it.

Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf.

By plucking her petals, you do not gather the beauty of the flower.

The eye cannot see the beauty of the dawn when it is blinded by pride.

A lamp can only light another lamp when it continues to burn in its own flame.

I have spent my days stringing and unstringing my instrument while the song I came to sing remains unsung.

Let me not beg for the stilling of my pain, but for the heart to conquer it.

The fish in the water is silent, the animal on the earth is noisy, the bird in the air is singing. But man has in him the silence of the sea, the noise of the earth and the music of the air.

Love does not claim possession, but gives freedom.

The one who plants trees, knowing that he will never sit in their shade, has at least started to understand the meaning of life.

Reach high, for stars lie hidden in your soul. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.

The river has its burden of water, but it carries it forward to the sea.

Beauty is truth's smile when she beholds her own face in a perfect mirror.

Men are cruel, but Man is kind.

The shadow of the flower upon the ground is not the flower.

We cross infinity with every step; we meet the eternal in every second.

I understand the voice of your stars and the silence of your trees.

Do not say, 'It is morning,' and dismiss it with a name of yesterday. See it for the first time as a newborn child that has no name.

The mountain remains unmoved by the passing storm.

My heart, the bird of the wilderness, has found its sky in your eyes.

Emancipation from the bondage of the soil is no freedom for the tree.

In the rhythm of nature, there is no haste.

Silence will carry what words can never bear.

The water in a vessel is sparkling; the water in the sea is dark. The small truth has words which are clear; the great truth has great silence.

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.

The evening sky is a canvas of quiet prayer.

When you are happy with who you are, the world becomes a friend.

The flute must be empty for the breath of the singer to create sweet music.

Joy is the realization of the truth of oneness.

The sun finds of itself no shadow; it is the obstacles that cast the shade.

Walk where your wild heart leads, but walk with sacred reverence.

The stars are not afraid to appear like fireflies.

Every petal of the lotus unfolds in its appointed time.

The greatest song is the one that echoes in the heart after the music ceases.

The bird thinks it is an act of kindness to give the fish a lift in the air.

A mind all logic is like a knife all blade. It makes the hand bleed that uses it.

The traveler has to knock at every alien door to come to his own.

The flower which is single need not envy the thorns that are numerous.

Tears are the nectar with which the soul waters its hidden blossoms.

To the birds of the air, the sky has no frontiers.

The touch of the infinite is felt in the gentle breeze of evening.

True art is the soul's celebration of existence.

The tree that yields sweet fruit bows lowest to the ground.

Let your love surround your loved ones like sunlight giving them free space.

The darkness departs not when you fight it, but when you light a candle.

The soul sings when it forgets its separate vanity.

Every leaf in the forest carries the watermark of eternity.

Truth is not a commodity to be hoarded, but a light to be shared.

The rhythm of the heart matches the music of the cosmos.

Let kindness be your signature upon every path you walk.

The ocean does not boast of its depth; the shallow brook alone babbles.

He who carries peace within his chest walks unharmed through fire.

The soul yearns for the boundless, yet loves the intimate flower.

The morning light does not inquire of your past before warming your face.

A single pure thought can elevate a lifetime of striving.

The sacred dwells in the quiet clearing of the heart.

Dance with the winds of change, but stay anchored in your center.

Let gratitude be the perfume of your daily life.

The night reveals the stars that the bright day concealed.

Speak the language of peace, and the universe will echo back.

The master craftsman loves the tool, but honors the stone.

The soul was made for soaring, not for crawling in the dust.

A smile is the golden bridge between two estranged hearts.

Let wisdom be your companion and wonder your daily guide.

The dewdrop reflects the entire sky without becoming heavy.

The gentle stream cuts through granite through relentless patience.

Love is the nectar that turns the mortal into the immortal.

The highest prayer is a life lived in harmony with truth.

The heart is an endless spring; the more you give, the more it flows.

In the garden of existence, every flower has its fragrance.

Live lightly, love deeply, and leave gentle footprints upon the earth.

The soul's song is heard only when the clamor of vanity dies.

The stars shine brightest when the night is deepest.

Truth is beautiful in its simplicity; falsehood alone requires ornament.

The bird carries the sky wherever it flies.

Let your heart be a sanctuary of unconditional peace.

We find ourselves when we lose ourselves in love.

The dawn arrives quietly, without fanfare, yet transforms the world.

Every sunset carries the promise of a glorious tomorrow.

Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm, but to add color to my sunset sky.

You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.

Faith is the bird that feels the light when the dawn is still dark.

Let my thoughts come to you, when I am gone, like the afterglow of sunset at the margin of quiet skies.

The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.

The wound is the place where the light enters you.

What you seek is seeking you.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.

There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.

You cannot find peace by avoiding life.

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.

Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.