Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

What a liberation to realize that the “voice in my head” is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that.

You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

So whenever a Western seeker reaches to an understanding that ego is the problem, he can easily dissolve it, more easily than any Eastern seeker.

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

One new feature or fresh take can change everything.

What you're thinking is what you're becoming.

Desire is the very essence of man.

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

Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.

The greatest power we have is the power of choice.

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.

The oldest, shortest words- 'yes' and 'no'- are those which require the most thought.

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

Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.

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

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the one feeling it. Probably the only thing that is your own. I like mine.