Our society is run by insane people for insane objectives.
It is not the strength, but the duration, of great sentiments that makes great men.
Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.
So many people have this idea: I want to achieve something great or be somebody great. And they neglect the step that leads to greatness. They don't honor this step at this moment because they have this idea of some future moment where they are going to be great.
Time flies over us, but leaves its shadow behind.
Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.
Most of us have far more courage than we ever dreamed possible
Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree; but it preserves it
The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.
Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has many; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some.
It has seemed to be more necessary to have regard to the weight of words rather than to their number.
Learned we may be with another man's learning: we can only be wise with wisdom of our own.
To kill an error is as good a service as, and sometimes even better than, the establishing of a new truth or fact
There is geometry in the humming of the strings. There is music in the spacing of the spheres.
To a wise and good man the whole earth is his fatherland.
In moments of great grief, that’s where you look and immerse yourself. You realise you are not immortal, you are not a god, you are part of the natural world and you come to accept that.
In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.
Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.
Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.
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'.