Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.

Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.

The wound is the place where the Light enters you.

When you undervalue what you do, the world will undervalue who you are

Man's sensitivity to the little things and insensitivity to the greatest are the signs of a strange disorder.

When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.

Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.

Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the one feeling it. Probably the only thing that is your own. I like mine.

Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.

Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.

Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character

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