Immoderate desire is the mark of a child, not a man.
Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
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.
You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it.
The greatest power we have is the power of choice.
Only idiots refuse to change their minds.
It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don't make him afraid of the unknown,give him support.
To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.
Be realistic: Plan for a miracle
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.
My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple. It is singing. It is dancing. It is sitting silently.
Every intelligent individual wants to know what makes him tick, and yet is at once fascinated and frustrated by the fact that oneself is the most difficult of all things to know.
Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.
The first thing you'll have to do, is the last thing you wished.
Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world.
The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.
Resist much. Obey little.
