"The world of dew
is the world of dew,
And yet, and yet.....
-Issa-

Carrying a poppy
he passes through
the quarrel.
--Issa, 1825

"There is some truth in everything.
Views and opinions are different aspects.
 Do not quarrel with others."

"Man needs now no more degrees, but character,
No more study, but wisdom."

"There are victories of the soul and spirt. 
Sometimes, even if you lose,  you win."

"When you have only two pennies left in the world,
buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other."

"I would rather be ashes than dust!
I would rather that my spark should burn out in a brilliant blaze than it should be stifled by dry-rot.
I would rather be a superb meteor, every atom of me in magnificent glow, than a sleepy and permanent planet. 
The function of man is to live, not to exist.
 I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time."

"I have found that if you love life,
life will love you back"

"One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life
is to forgive everybody, everything, every night
before you go to bed."

"What is truth?  I don't know and I'm sorry I brought it up."

-Edward Abbey