Each day is a little life; every waking and rising a little birth; every fresh morning a little youth; every going to rest and sleep a little death.

Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

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

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the one feeling it. Probably the only thing that is your own. I like mine.

Let him who would move the world first move himself.

There is no question climate change is happening. The only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.

Whatever you think the world is withholding from you, you are withholding from the world.

One new feature or fresh take can change everything.

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

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

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

I've never known any trouble than an hour's reading didn't assuage.

Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

Your inner world has its own taste, has its own fragrance, has its own light. And it is utterly silent.

The future is uncertain but the end is always near.

None but ourselves can free our minds.