Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.
Love make us poets, and the approach of death should make us philosophers.
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Never do anything when you are in a temper, for you will do everything wrong.
He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.
Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
If you don't want to slip up tomorrow, speak the truth today.
Don't criticize what you don't understand, son. You never walked in that man's shoes.
The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
A wise man can learn more from a foolish question than a fool can learn from a wise answer.
If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first
Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
What's real and what's true aren't necessarily the same.
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.
My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple. It is singing. It is dancing. It is sitting silently.
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
Do not deny the classical approach, simply as a reaction, or you will have created another pattern and trapped yourself there.
Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.