Love is the burning point of life, and since all life is sorrowful, so is love. The stronger the love, the more the pain. Love itself is pain, you might say -the pain of being truly alive.

All we can do is to make the best of our friends: love and cherish what is good in them, and keep out of the way of what is bad: but no more think of rejecting them for it than of throwing away a piece of music for a flat passage or two. read more

• Thought Do Best Our Friends Love Cherish What Good Them Keep Way Bad More Think Rejecting for Throwing Away Piece Music Flat Passage Two

Human nature is not of itself vicious. read more

• Thought Human Nature Itself Vicious

Better a thousand times careful than once dead. read more

• Thought Better Thousand Times Careful Once Dead

Not to have control over the senses is like sailing in a rudderless ship, bound to break to pieces on coming in contact with the very first rock. read more

• Thought Control Over Senses Like Sailing Rudderless Ship Bound Break Pieces Coming Contact Very First Rock

It is wise to direct your anger towards problems – not people; to focus your energies on answers – not excuses. read more

• Thought Wise Direct Anger Towards Problems People Focus Energies Answers Excuses

We must let go of the life we had planned so as to have the life that is waiting for us. read more

• Thought Let Go Life Had Planned Waiting for Us

Opportunities to find deeper powers within ourselves come when life seems most challenging. read more

• Thought Opportunities Find Deeper Powers Within Ourselves Come Life Seems Most Challenging

To find your own way is to follow your bliss. This involves analysis, watching yourself and seeing where real deep bliss is - not the quick little excitement , but the real deep, life-filling bliss. read more

• Thought Find Own Way Follow Bliss Involves Analysis Watching Seeing Real Deep Quick Little Excitement Life Filling

The privilege of a lifetime is being who you are. read more

• Knowledge Experience Truth-of-life Privilege Lifetime

When you make the sacrifice in marriage, you're sacrificing not to each other but to unity in a relationship. read more

• Thought Sacrifice Marriage Sacrificing Unity Relationship