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

Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.

He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.

Where you stand depends on where you sit.

Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference.

Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.

In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.