We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.

He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.

If we don't believe in freedom of expression for people we despise, we don't believe in it at all.

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

Act enthusiastic and you will be enthusiastic

Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.

Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

We learn from our gardens to deal with the most urgent question of the time: How much is enough?

The first thing you'll have to do, is the last thing you wished.

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

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

One who loses wealth loses much. One who loses a friend loses more. But one who loses courage loses all.

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

Those who see the invisible can do the impossible.

Nothing is as easy as it looks.

Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.

The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.

Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.

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

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.