Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.
One who gains strength by overcoming obstacles possesses the only strength which can overcome adversity.
Appearances often are deceiving.
There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.
This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity only then can you dissolve it.
Those who can not change their minds can not change anything.
No matter how much suffering you went through, you never wanted to let go of those memories.
Early to bed and early to rise, Makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.
To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater.
To live is not merely to breathe; it is to act; it is to make use of our organs, senses, faculties - of all those parts of ourselves which give us the feeling of existence
What's done can't be undone.
The greatest deception men suffer is from their own opinions.
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.
Great dreams of great dreamers are always transcended.
Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.
In order to change the world, you have to get your head together first
Think globally, act locally.
The ethos of redemption is realized in self-mastery, by means of temperance, that is, continence of desires.
No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted.
The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.
If you meditate, sooner or later you will come upon love. If you meditate deeply, sooner or later you will start feeling a tremendous love arising in you that you have never known before.