To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to.

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.

No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

Great acts are made up of small deeds.

Only from the heart can you touch the sky.

To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact

Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.

The wound is the place where the Light enters you.

How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else.

The oldest, shortest words- 'yes' and 'no'- are those which require the most thought.

A person who spends more than he earns is a fool

You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind.

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.

It is divinity that shapes, not only your ends, but also your acts, your words and thoughts.

This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity only then can you dissolve it.

All great achievements require time.