Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

It is hard to fight desire; but to control it is the sign of a reasonable man.

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.

Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling.

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.

We never see ourselves as others see us.

As the soft yield of water cleaves obstinate stone, So to yield with life solves the insolvable: To yield, I have learned, is to come back again.

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.

Circumstances do not make a man, they reveal him.

Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes.

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

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

I don't like definitions, but if there is a definition of freedom, it would be when you have control over your reality to transform it, to change it, rather than having it imposed upon you. You can't really ask for more than that.

Compassion is the basis of morality.