If I speak of myself in different ways, that is because I look at myself in different ways.
Doubt is the origin of wisdom
Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.
It is easy to be brave at a safe distance.
Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.
Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.
Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.
If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
An intelligent hell would be better than a stupid paradise.
Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character
Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.
It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.
Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.
A precedent embalms a principle.
Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.
When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.
Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.
Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.
All great achievements require time.