The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.

You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

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

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

I mistrust the judgement of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.

Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

A man is literally what he thinks.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.

Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

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

The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.

It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

Every aquarium will eventually leak.