Where you stand depends on where you sit.

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.

A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.

Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare.

It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.

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.

We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?

Those who can not change their minds can not change anything.

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

Thought can be so seductive and hypnotic that it absorbs your attention totally, so you become your thoughts.

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

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

Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.

The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.

None but ourselves can free our minds.

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

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.