891 Quotes by Henry Miller

Don't be nervous. Work calmly, joyously, recklessly on whatever is in hand.

Nine-tenths of our sickness can be prevented by right thinking plus right hygiene -- nine-tenths of it!

If there is to be any peace, it will come through being, not having.

It is with the soul that we grasp the essence of another human being, not with the mind, not even with the heart.

One's destination is never a place, but always a new way of seeing things.

Even when you elect to be absolutely honest it is difficult. Expression seems such a God-given thing— and yet it's not either. It's a lifelong struggle to find yourself.

Certainly paradise, whatever, wherever it be, contains flaws. If it did not, it would be incapable of drawing the hearts of men or angels.

Most of the ills we suffer from are directly traceable to our own behavior. Man is not suffering from the ravages wrought by earthquakes and volcanoes, by tornadoes and tidal waves; he is suffering from his own misdeeds, his own foolishness, his own ignorance and disregard of natural laws.

One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.