A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength

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

Wisdom is not the product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

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

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

We never see ourselves as others see us.

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.

Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

If you buy what you do not need, you will need what you cannot buy.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

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

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.

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

The lie is a condition of life.