Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

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

As the soft yield of water cleaves obstinate stone, So to yield with life solves the insolvable: To yield, I have learned, is to come back again.

Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.

The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.

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

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.

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

The wound is the place where the Light enters you.

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.

A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.

One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

There are two educations. One should teach us how to make a living and the other how to live.

Thoughts without content are empty, intuitions without concepts are blind.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.

The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.

He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.