Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.

Each day is a little life; every waking and rising a little birth; every fresh morning a little youth; every going to rest and sleep a little death.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

The only real laughter comes from despair.

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.

Every aquarium will eventually leak.

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.

Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.

Take care of the pieces well. The whole will take care of itself.

A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.

There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.