Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength

You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.

Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.

Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.

Judge not unless you judge yourself.

Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.

Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

There is no question climate change is happening. The only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.

I have no desire to make windows into mens souls

To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens