I mistrust the judgement of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.

Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses prevent them.

Creativity is the process of having original ideas that have value.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

Drop the idea of becoming someone, because you are already a masterpiece. You cannot be improved. You have only to come to it, to know it, to realize it.

You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind.

The only real laughter comes from despair.

If you meditate, sooner or later you will come upon love. If you meditate deeply, sooner or later you will start feeling a tremendous love arising in you that you have never known before.

The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.

A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.

If you buy what you do not need, you will need what you cannot buy.

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.

Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.

The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.

To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.