Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.
The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet.
Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.
It takes a great man to be a good listener.
So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.
We choose our joys and sorrows long before we experience them.
Common sense is in spite of, not as the result of education.
If you meditate, sooner or later you will come upon love. If you meditate deeply, sooner or later you will start feeling a tremendous love arising in you that you have never known before.
Everything excellent is as difficult as it is rare.
I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.
Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
Our virtues and our failings are inseparable, like force and matter. When they separate, man is no more
But the fact that some geniuses were laughed at does not imply that all who are laughed at are geniuses. They laughed at Columbus, they laughed at Fulton, they laughed at the Wright brothers. But they also laughed at Bozo the Clown.
It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.
What you're thinking is what you're becoming.
He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.
Share our similarities, celebrate our differences.
Proverbs are short sentences drawn from long experience.
The noblest pleasure is the joy of understanding.
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
