Amnesty is as good for those who give it as for those who receive it. It has the admirable quality of bestowing mercy on both sides.
Begin to see yourself as a soul with a body rather than a body with a soul.
A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life.
Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.
How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.
The highest manifestation of strength is to keep ourselves calm and on our own feet.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
Don't be too timid and squeamish about your actions. All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better.
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
We live in a society exquisitely dependent on science and technology, in which hardly anyone knows anything about science and technology.
Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.
The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane.
It was my care to make my life illustrious not by words more than by deeds.
Life belongs to the living, and he who lives must be prepared for changes
Anyone who knows anything of history knows that great social changes are impossible without feminine upheaval. Social progress can be measured exactly by the social position of the fair sex, the ugly ones included
Your belief in God is merely an escape from your monotonous, stupid and cruel life.
My life didn't please me, so I created my life.
Early in life I had to choose between honest arrogance and hypocritical humility. I chose the former and have seen no reason to change.
No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else's draft.
When we do the best that we can, we never know what miracle is wrought in our life, or in the life of another.
Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.
