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

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.

In the midst of movement and chaos, keep stillness inside of you.

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

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.

One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

Man is the only creature who refuses to be what he is.

I have had good experience and trial of this world...I know what it is to be a subject, what to be a sovereign, what to have good neighbours, and sometimes meet evil willers. I have found treason in trust, seen great benefits little regarded.

In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first

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

Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.

Nothing is more intolerable than to have to admit to yourself your own errors.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Where you stand depends on where you sit.

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the one feeling it. Probably the only thing that is your own. I like mine.

Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.

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