In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

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.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is the easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.

Only from the heart can you touch the sky.

When you learn, teach, when you get, give.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

I mistrust the judgement of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.

Wisdom... comes not from age, but from education and learning.

The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.

Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens

You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.

I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.

The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.

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

Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes.

Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.