The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Stop acting as if life is a rehearsal. Live this day as if it were your last. The past is over and gone. The future is not guaranteed.

Luxury is not a necessity to me, but beautiful and good things are.

Let silence take you to the core of life.

We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.

Nature is not human-hearted.

It takes a long time to grow young.

Live for yourself and you will live in vain;Live for others, and you will live again.

Shame is an ornament to the young; a disgrace to the old.

Life is tough, but it's tougher when you're stupid.

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

Old age, especially an honoured old age, has so great authority, that this is of more value than all the pleasures of youth.

Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.

To forget is the secret of eternal youth. One grows old only through memory. There's much too little forgetting.

Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.

Being a hero is about the shortest-lived profession on earth.

There is one common struggle against those who have appropriated the earth, the money, and the machines.

Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say, and not giving a damn

I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.