Joie

“All grown-ups were once children. But few of them remember it.”

“If we did not travel the world, we would not know what anchors our spirit and emotions. But once we have traveled, we find that it never left our inner selves.”

“A Bird came down the Walk — He did not know I saw — He bit an Angleworm in halves — And ate the fellow, raw —”

“A light exists in Spring — Not present on the Year — At any other period —”

“Sunshine is warm, breeze is gentle — today is perfect for a stroll.”

“It's the fire in my eyes, and the flash of my teeth, the swing in my waist, and the joy in my feet. I'm a woman, phenomenally.”

“The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough.”

“The happiest thing in summer is a cool breeze in the evening.”

“Let's live each day with full energy and joy!”

“Beyond the bamboo, two or three branches of peach blossoms — the ducks are first to know when the spring river water warms.”

“Do not speak of old homes to old friends — try new tea over a new fire. Poetry and wine while the years are kind.”

“Three hundred lychees a day — I gladly remain a man of Lingnan forever.”

“Read more, and your face will naturally change.”

“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”

“No man is more unhappy than he who never faces adversity; for he is not permitted to prove himself.”

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.”

“The first snow — daffodil leaves bend under the weight.”

“The miracle is not to walk on water. The miracle is to walk on the green earth.”

“Old pond — a frog jumps in, the sound of water.”

“In the garden of my soul, I see roses blooming — that is the mark you left upon my heart.”