The highest manifestation of strength is to keep ourselves calm and on our own feet.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

Don't own so much clutter that you will be relieved to see your house catch fire.

Doing nothing is happiness for children and misery for old men.

Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.

I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.

A life not lived for others is not a life.

You can't live your life for other people. You've got to do what's right for you, even if it hurts some people you love.

He who is in love with himself has at least this advantage - he won't encounter many rivals.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.

Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom.

You never know when a moment and afew sincere words can have an impact on a life.

The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.

We cannot live better than in seeking to become better.

The body is meant to be seen, not all covered up.

Close by the Rights of Man, at the least set beside them, are the Rights of the Spirit.

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.

Doubt must be no more than vigilance, otherwise it can become dangerous.

The secret of life is honesty and fair dealing. If you can fake that, you've got it made.