Think globally, act locally.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.

Beauty is not in the face; beauty is a light in the heart.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

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

Creativity is the greatest rebellion in existence.

It is neither good nor bad, but thinking makes it so.

We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?

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

There are no limitations to the mind except those we acknowledge.

Having a great intellect is no path to being happy.

Don't criticize what you can't understand.

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.

I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy