Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the one feeling it. Probably the only thing that is your own. I like mine.

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

In anger we should refrain both from speech and action.

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.

When you judge another, you do not define them, you define yourself.

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.

One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.

To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.

If you're happy, don't worry you'll get over it.

Intelligence is the ability to adapt to change.

The very essence of instinct is that it's followed independently of reason.

You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.

Having a great intellect is no path to being happy.

Meditation will bring you sensitivity, a great sense of belonging to the world. It is our world - the stars are ours, and we are not foreigners here. We are part of it, we are the heart of it.

Learn from the mistakes of others. You can never live long enough to make them all yourself.

To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.