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.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

And this sensitivity will create new friendships for you - friendships with trees, with birds, with animals, with mountains, with rivers, with oceans, with stars. Life becomes richer as love grows.

Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

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.

Tell the truth. Sing with passion. Work with laughter. Love with heart. 'Cause that's all that matters in the end.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.

Each day is a little life; every waking and rising a little birth; every fresh morning a little youth; every going to rest and sleep a little death.

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.

Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.

Do not pray for an easy life, pray for the strength to endure a difficult one.

A proverb is much matter distilled into few words.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

When you learn, teach, when you get, give.

Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

Having a great intellect is no path to being happy.

An understanding of the natural world is a source of not only great curiosity, but great fulfilment.

What can't be cured must be endured.