We have lost contact with reality, the simplicity of life.
-Paulo Coelho
The closer we come to death, the more important becomes this single indispensable thing called life.
-Leo Tolstoy
It is neither wealth nor splendor; but tranquility and occupation which give you happiness.
-Thomas Jefferson
Why didn't I learn to treat everything like it was the last time. My greatest regret was how much I believed in the future.
-Jonathan Safran Foer
Be aware of the contact between your feet and the earth. Walk as if you are kissing the earth with your feet.
I know not which lives more unnatural lives, obeying husbands or commanding wives.
-Benjamin Franklin