A person reveals his character by nothing so clearly as the joke he resents.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
Desire is the very essence of man.
Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.
The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet.
Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that.
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.
The more skilled you are at something, the worse you are at it when showing someone.
The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.
Learning and wisdom are superfluities, the surface glitter merely, but it is the heart that is the seat of all power.
We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.
For we walk by faith, not by sight
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.
By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.
The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.
The impossible could not have happened, therefore the impossible must be possible in spite of appearances.
One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.
The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.
