Do not erase the designs the child makes in the soft wax of his inner life.
I have no idea what's awaiting me, or what will happen when this all ends. For the moment I know this: there are sick people and they need curing.
I don't need you to remind me of my age. I have a bladder to do that for me.
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes
Life is an ongoing process of choosing between safety (out of fear and need for defense) and risk (for the sake of progress and growth). Make the growth choice a dozen times a day.
The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
Science is the most reliable guide for civilization, for life, for success in the world. Searching a guide other than the science is meaning carelessness, ignorance and heresy.
The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.
The life of inner peace, being harmonious and without stress, is the easiest type of existence.
Even when you think you have your life all mapped out, things happen that shape your destiny in ways you might never have imagined.
Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools, and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.
Not all things are to be discovered; many are better concealed.
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.
There's place and means for every man alive.
In their innocence, very young children know themselves to be light and love. If we will allow them, they can teach us to see ourselves the same way.
A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.
A tragedy means always a man's struggle with that which is stronger than man.
Man is born free and everywhere he is in chains.
