To be fully alive, fully human, and completely awake is to be continually thrown out of the nest.

There is nothing so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humour.

If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend six hours sharpening my axe.

All things change; nothing perishes.

Children must master the language of things before they master the language of words.

Your ability to maintain a positive and resilient mindset in the face of adversity strengthens your ability to overcome obstacles and achieve success.

Heaven, in the production of things, is sure to be bountiful to them, according to their qualities. Hence the tree that is flourishing, it nourishes, while that which is ready to fall, it overthrows.