I can't wait to figure out what is wrong with me, so I can say this is the way that I used to be.

Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.

The historian looks backward. In the end he also believes backward.

That's the trouble with the world. We all despise ourselves.

To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.

A woman may very well form a friendship with a man, but for this to endure, it must be assisted by a little physical antipathy.

Today, more than ever before, life must be characterized by a sense of Universal responsibility, not only nation to nation and human to human, but also human to other forms of life.

Old age is the only disease you dont want to be cured of.

Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself.

Live your life as an Exclamation rather than an Explanation

The 'good old times'-all times, when old, are good.

Unsatisfied desire is in itself more desirable than any other satisfaction.

I did then what I knew how to do. Now that I know better, I do better.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

The happiest is the person who suffers the least pain; the most miserable who enjoys the least pleasure.

I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.

The great mistake is to anticipate the outcome of the engagement; you ought not to be thinking of whether it ends in victory or defeat. Let nature take its course, and your tools will strike at the right moment.

Life should be great rather than long.

Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.