Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind.

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

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

One new feature or fresh take can change everything.

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.

Attitude, not Aptitude, determines Altitude.

The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.

Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!

The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.

Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.

There is always time to add a word, never to withdraw one.

It has seemed to be more necessary to have regard to the weight of words rather than to their number.

The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.

Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.

Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.

Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.