We are called to be architects of the future, not its victims.
I am convinced we do not only love ourselves in others but hate ourselves in others too.
The knowledge of oneself will preserve that person from vanity.
People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.
The difficulty we have in accepting responsibility for our behaviour lies in the desire to avoid the pain of the consequences of that behaviour
Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough
Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.
In every tragedy, an element of comedy is preserved. Comedy is just tragedy reversed.
Let silence take you to the core of life.
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.
Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.
If I get married, I want to be very married.
A beautiful thing never gives so much pain as does failing to hear and see it.
The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.
There is one common struggle against those who have appropriated the earth, the money, and the machines.
Open your eyes, look within. Are you satisfied with the life you're living?
Everything passes. Nobody gets anything for keeps. And that's how we've got to live.
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.
Life is nothing but a competition to be the criminal rather than the victim.
Even truth needs to be clad in new garments if it is to appeal to a new age.
Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools, and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.