Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
So whenever a Western seeker reaches to an understanding that ego is the problem, he can easily dissolve it, more easily than any Eastern seeker.
Work is the price which is paid for reputation.
Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.
Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.
A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.
Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed possible
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.
Be realistic: Plan for a miracle
It is tact that is golden, not silence.
The one you buy will be the only one that doesn't work.
There is nothing more uncommon than common sense.
This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity only then can you dissolve it.
Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.
Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.
The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
To do great things is difficult, but to command great things is more difficult.
