It was a melancholy secret that reality can arouse desires but never satisfy them.

The absent are never without fault, nor the present without excuse.

If you have no problems, then you have no clue to what is going.

Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity only then can you dissolve it.

Never ruin an apology with an excuse.

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.

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

Be realistic: Plan for a miracle

You always admire what you really don't understand.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

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.

Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

Sometimes one creates a dynamic impression by saying something, and sometimes one creates as significant an impression by remaining silent.

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to.