He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.

The only real laughter comes from despair.

You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it.

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.

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.

There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres.

To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.

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.

Resist much. Obey little.

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

Take care of the pieces well. The whole will take care of itself.

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

A man is literally what he thinks.

Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more

What's real and what's true aren't necessarily the same.

How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.

If you buy what you do not need, you will need what you cannot buy.

The lie is a condition of life.