Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.

Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

The first thing you'll have to do, is the last thing you wished.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.

Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.

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

Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life.

Wisdom is not the product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.

Circumstances do not make a man, they reveal him.

One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.

Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.