Fine clothes may disguise, but silly words will disclose a fool.

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.

Above all be of single aim; have a legitimate and useful purpose, and devote yourself unreservedly to it.

The road of excess leads to the palace of wisdom.

We sometimes congratulate ourselves at the moment of waking from a troubled dream; it may be so the moment after death.

Obsession is the wellspring of genius and madness.

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

Better beggar woman and single than Queen and married.

It is not titles that honor men, but men that honor titles.

He who can destroy a thing, can control a thing.

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

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

Courage, above all things, is the first quality of a warrior.

Choose rather to be strong of soul than strong of body.

I think, therefore I am.

One who loses wealth loses much. One who loses a friend loses more. But one who loses courage loses all.

Good means not merely not to do wrong, but rather not to desire to do wrong.

Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.

Compassion is the basis of morality.

Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.