The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.

What a liberation to realize that the “voice in my head” is not who I am. Who am I then? The one who sees that.

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

Be realistic: Plan for a miracle

A friend to all is a friend to none

Wisdom... comes not from age, but from education and learning.

Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.

Think globally, act locally.

Desire is the very essence of man.

It takes a great man to be a good listener.

I have already joined myself in marriage to a husband, namely the kingdom of England.

One never notices what has been done; one can only see what remains to be done.

A man who as a physical being is always turned toward the outside, thinking that his happiness lies outside him, finally turns inward and discovers that the source is within him.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

We seldom realize, for example that our most private thoughts and emotions are not actually our own. For we think in terms of languages and images which we did not invent, but which were given to us by our society.

The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis.

Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

Take care of the pieces well. The whole will take care of itself.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

What's done can't be undone.