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

Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have.

Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.

Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.

A friend to all is a friend to none

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.

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.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

There is no question climate change is happening. The only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it fully. Temperance is wickedness.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

Appearances often are deceiving.

The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.

I don't like definitions, but if there is a definition of freedom, it would be when you have control over your reality to transform it, to change it, rather than having it imposed upon you. You can't really ask for more than that.

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.