Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.

Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.

Safeguarding the rights of others is the most noble and beautiful end of a human being.

We make up horrors to help us cope with the real ones.

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.

Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.

I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.

The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.

Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

No social problem is as universal as the oppression of the child

Every person who ever thought he had a right to assert, and went boldly and asserted it, himself, or jointly with others that shared his convictions, was a direct actionist.

Wrinkles are engraved smiles.

The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.

Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools, and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.

All that happens means something; nothing you do is ever insignificant.

love the life you live.live the life you love.

Hard work, disciplined habits, modesty in living, contentment and cheerfulness.

The future is the shape of things to come.

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.

Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if it is to appeal to a new age.