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.