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.

Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.

Work is the price which is paid for reputation.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

What's done can't be undone.

The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.

Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear - not absence of fear.

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

This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity only then can you dissolve it.

It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.

We never see ourselves as others see us.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

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

To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.

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

If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.