Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body.

It is a cliche that most cliches are true, but then like most cliches, that cliche is untrue.

There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.

Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got.

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.

Moderation in temper is always a virtue; but moderation in principle is always a vice.

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

Experience teaches us that it is much easier to prevent an enemy from posting themselves than it is to dislodge them after they have got possession.

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing. The worst thing you can do is nothing.

All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.

Man is not the creature of circumstances, Circumstances are the creatures of men.

Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.

If you place your head in a lion's mouth, then you cannot complain one day if he happens to bite it off.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Wisdom is not the product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

Nothing fixes a thing so intensely in the memory as the wish to forget it.

Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.

Don't raise your voice, improve your argument.