„Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos — the trees, the clouds, everything.“

— Thich Nhat Hanh

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„I stood willingly and gladly in the characters of everything — other people, trees, clouds.“
— Mary Oliver
„Before and after practicing Judo or engaging in a match, opponents bow to each other. Bowing is an expression of gratitude and respect. In effect, you are thanking your opponent for giving you the opportunity to improve your technique.“
— Kanō Jigorō
„All true opinions are living, and show their life by being capable of nourishment; therefore of change. But their change is that of a tree — not of a cloud.“
— John Ruskin