Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

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

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

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

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.

You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth.

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties - of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.

How often it is that the angry man rages denial of what his inner self is telling him.

Every aquarium will eventually leak.

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.

You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

Desire is the very essence of man.

And this sensitivity will create new friendships for you - friendships with trees, with birds, with animals, with mountains, with rivers, with oceans, with stars. Life becomes richer as love grows.