It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.

It seems essential, in relationships and all tasks, that we concentrate only on what is most significant and important.

As the soft yield of water cleaves obstinate stone, So to yield with life solves the insolvable: To yield, I have learned, is to come back again.

Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.

Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

Adapt what is useful, reject what is useless, and add what is specifically your own.

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

Out of suffering have emerged the strongest souls; the most massive characters are seared with scars.

In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.

A good teacher protects his pupils from his own influence.

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

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

Without courage, wisdom bears no fruit.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

He that cannot reason is a fool. He that will not is a bigot. He that dare not is a slave.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.