The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.
A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.
To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
And no one will listen to us until we listen to ourselves.
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.
Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.
Wisdom is not the product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.
There are four ways, and only four ways, in which we have contact with the world. We are evaluated and classified by these four contacts: what we do, how we look, what we say, and how we say it.
Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting.
Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
If you are a parent, open doors to unknown directions to the child so he can explore. Don't make him afraid of the unknown,give him support.
If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence.
Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.
Bitterness is like cancer. It eats upon the host. But anger is like fire. It burns it all clean.
Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.
A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
What you're thinking is what you're becoming.
It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.
