Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.
To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.
Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.
Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But sooner or later, the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
Men build too many walls and not enough bridges.
You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind.
It is tact that is golden, not silence.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.
Nothing is as easy as it looks.
It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.
Respect yourself if you would have others respect you.
Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.
If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.
Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.
Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!
In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.
A crust eaten in peace is better than a banquet partaken in anxiety.
Those who can not change their minds can not change anything.
