Take care of the pieces well. The whole will take care of itself.
Be frank and explicit. That is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others.
If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?
Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.
Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.
The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.
In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.
Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.
It has seemed to be more necessary to have regard to the weight of words rather than to their number.
Just remember, once you're over the hill you begin to pick up speed.
Convictions are more dangerous enemies of truth than lies.
Never put off for tomorrow, what you can do today.
Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.
Nothing is as easy as it looks.
A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity.
Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.
A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.
Rational discussion is useful only when there is a significant base of shared assumptions.
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
He who is slowest in making a promise is most faithful in its performance.