Courage is not simply one of the virtues but the form of every virtue at the testing point.

Forgiveness … is a gift of high value. Yet its cost is nothing.

Attention is a moral act: It creates, brings aspects of things into being.

If you look for perfection, you will never be satisfied.

If you want to look good in front of thousands, you have to outwork thousands in front of nobody.

It isn't a sadness, but a joy, that we don't do the same things for the length of our lives.

Beware; for I am fearless, and therefore powerful.

You must not try to make love definite. It is the divine accident of life.

Anxiety does not empty tomorrow of its troubles, but it empties it of its strength.

Don't allow your rituals to become ruts.

Words empowered by justice can never be silenced.

The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.