Be curious, not judgmental.

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.

All our knowledge begins with the senses, proceeds then to the understanding, and ends with reason. There is nothing higher than reason.

Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.

If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.

Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.

Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

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

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

Do your little bit of good where you are; it's those little bits of good put together that overwhelm the world.

If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.

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.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.