Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

A person who spends more than he earns is a fool

The use of travelling is to regulate imagination by reality, and instead of thinking how things may be, to see them as they are.

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

Man's sensitivity to the little things and insensitivity to the greatest are the signs of a strange disorder.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.

For we walk by faith, not by sight

You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.' But I tell you, do not resist an evil person. If someone strikes you on the right cheek, turn to him the other also.

The wound is the place where the Light enters you.

Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.

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

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

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

Think globally, act locally.

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

All great achievements require time.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.