Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.

Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.

I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance.

Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.

An understanding of the natural world is a source of not only great curiosity, but great fulfilment.

So whenever a Western seeker reaches to an understanding that ego is the problem, he can easily dissolve it, more easily than any Eastern seeker.

Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.

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

The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.

One just needs a little alertness to see and find out: Life is really a great cosmic laughter.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, be nothing.

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

You don't become what you want, you become what you believe

I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.

Where wisdom reigns, there is no conflict between thinking and feeling.

The experience gathered from books, though often valuable,is but the nature of learning whereas the experience gained from actual life is of the nature of wisdom.