There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres.
I have no desire to make windows into mens souls
Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.
Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.
Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.
Nothing is as easy as it looks.
True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.
Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.
A perfection of means, and confusion of aims, seems to be our main problem.
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, 'I used everything you gave me'.
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.
The place where you made your stand never mattered. Only that you were there...and still on your feet.
It’s your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.
Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.
Taste every fruit of every tree in the garden at least once. It is an insult to creation not to experience it fully. Temperance is wickedness.
Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.
Turn your wounds into wisdom.
Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.
Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.