Words that defy reality are ominous. And it’s ominous reality that confronts those who would obscure the wise and worthy.

Sincerity is the way to Heaven.

Don’t do what should not be done, and don’t desire what should not be desired. Abide by this one precept, and everything else will follow.

Friends are the siblings God never gave us.

With melted snow I boil fragrant tea.

All beneath Heaven is rooted in nation. Nation is rooted in family. And family is rooted in self.

No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else.

There is no female mind. The brain is not an organ of sex. As well speak of a female liver.

It's hard to get out of the barrel. It's slippery around the edges and people are happy to see you fall back in.

Life in a box is better than no life at all... I expect.

Grow old along with me! The best is yet to be.

Sometimes it is better to lose and do the right thing than to win and do the wrong thing.

Many times I have made a plea to save wildflowers along the fence rows. The sumac, the wild roses, the wisteria, the sunflowers, the gayfeathers stay in the fence rows and can be a nesting spot for quail, rabbits, birds,and other small animals.

Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.

You are as young as your faith, as old as your doubt; as young as your self-confidence, as old as your fear, as young as your hope, as old as your despair.