The best revenge is to be unlike him who performed the injury.
Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes.
Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.
So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.
You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.
Jealousy is the tribute mediocrity pays to genius.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple. It is singing. It is dancing. It is sitting silently.
The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.
One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.
There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres.
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.
I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.
For we walk by faith, not by sight
Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.
Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.
I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.