Mastery of the emotions is fundamental to a virtuous life.

Time ripens all things; no one is born wise.

I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.

Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood.

Your purpose in life is to find your purpose and give your whole heart and soul to it.

One of the saddest things in life, is the things one remembers.

Every life has a measure of sorrow, and sometimes this is what awakens us.

If a man neglects education, he walks lame to the end of his life

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.

In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.

Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life's longing for itself.

Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.

Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, and I'm going to be happy in it.

Our life is frittered away by detail. Simplify, simplify.

No one has ever become poor by giving.