Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.

He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.

Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.

It has seemed to be more necessary to have regard to the weight of words rather than to their number.

One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day has been.

Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.

Be frank and explicit. That is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

If you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone else is thinking.

Science may set limits to knowledge, but should not set limits to imagination.

Doubt is the origin of wisdom

We never see ourselves as others see us.

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.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!

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.

Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a general natural law

Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.