It takes a great man to be a good listener.

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.

When you learn, teach, when you get, give.

Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

And this sensitivity will create new friendships for you - friendships with trees, with birds, with animals, with mountains, with rivers, with oceans, with stars. Life becomes richer as love grows.

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.

Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.

The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.

One who loses wealth loses much. One who loses a friend loses more. But one who loses courage loses all.

He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind.