Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.

If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.

The oldest, shortest words- 'yes' and 'no'- are those which require the most thought.

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.

If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.

It takes a lot of courage to show your dreams to someone else.

The greatest power we have is the power of choice.

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

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten.

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

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

Accuracy is the twin brother of honesty; inaccuracy, of dishonesty.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.