Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.
Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.
We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.
Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.
Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.
It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.
Think globally, act locally.
An understanding of the natural world is a source of not only great curiosity, but great fulfilment.
Why fit in when you were born to stand out?
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'.
If you meditate, sooner or later you will come upon love. If you meditate deeply, sooner or later you will start feeling a tremendous love arising in you that you have never known before.
Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.
It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.
Nothing is as easy as it looks.
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
If you have no problems, then you have no clue to what is going.