When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.
A precedent embalms a principle.
Tis very certain the desire of life prolongs it.
The boundaries which divide Life from Death are at best shadowy and vague. Who shall say where the one ends, and where the other begins?
The future is uncertain but the end is always near.
I don't know, I don't care, and it doesn't make any difference.
If I speak of myself in different ways, that is because I look at myself in different ways.
Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.
The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.
Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.
Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.
Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.
Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
For beautiful eyes, look for the good in others; for beautiful lips, speak only words of kindness; and for poise, walk with the knowledge that you are never alone.
