June 26, 2011

Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.
Marcus Aurelius

June 24, 2011

Nothing one sees is not a flower, nothing one imagines is not the moon.
Basho
tr. David Barnhill

June 16, 2011

As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man.
Ernst Fischer

June 1, 2011

The sun and your heart are made of the same material.
Pierre Reverdy
tr. Kenneth Rexroth