What's done can't be undone.

The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.

Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.

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

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

It is not the strength, but the duration, of great sentiments that makes great men.

Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.

Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.

Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!

You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.

I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.

Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.