Live as if you were living a second time, and as though you had acted wrongly the first time.
The man who has no sense of history, is like a man who has no ears or eyes
Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.
No one has ever become poor by giving.
The essence of life is statistical improbability on a colossal scale.
By putting forward the hands of the clock you shall not advance the hour.
Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.
The true value of a human being is determined primarily by the measure and the sense in which he has attained to liberation from the self.
The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behaviour lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behaviour
The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.
Life's a journey, not a destination.
People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.
Never throughout history has a man who lived a life of ease left a name worth remembering.
Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.
I believe that the very purpose of our life is to seek happiness. That is clear. Whether one believes in religion or not, whether one believes in this religion or that religion, we all are seeking something better in life. So, I think, the very motion of our life is towards happiness
One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious.
As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light of meaning in the darkness of mere being.
During the first period of a man's life the greatest danger is not to take the risk.
Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!
Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.
Life should be great rather than long.
