In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first

There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.

Criticize the act, not the person.

Those who see the invisible can do the impossible.

I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference.

The greatest power we have is the power of choice.

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.

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

A friend to all is a friend to none

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.

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

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.