Alex Burger

“No matter how long a log stays in the water, it doesn’t become a crocodile.”
–Bambara Proverb

“You learn how to cut down trees by cutting them down.”
–Bateke Proverb

“Patience can cook a stone.”
–Fula Proverb

“A man who makes trouble for others is almost making trouble for himself.”
–Chinua Achebe

“If you think desire ends with union, look at the wave; see how restless it is even in the bosom of the ocean.” 
–Ghalib

“Do not seek for the truth, only stop having an opinion.”
–SENG-TS’AN

“This will never come again.” 
–Steve Hagen

“A student, filled with emotion and crying, implored, ‘Why is there so much suffering?’ Suzuki Roshi replied, ‘No reason.’ ” 
–Shunryu Suzuki, Zen Is Right Here: Teaching Stories and Anecdotes of Shunryu Suzuki, Author of “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind”

“Where there are humans,
You’ll find flies,
And Buddhas.”
–Kobayashi Issa