Don't take tomorrow to bed with you.

Fear doesn't exist anywhere except in the mind.

The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.

Desire is the very essence of man.

It is better to be looked over than overlooked.

Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.

Stubborn and ardent clinging to one's opinion is the best proof of stupidity.

Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.

Yesterday is but today's memory and tomorrow is today's dream.

Although our intellect always longs for clarity and certainty, our nature often finds uncertainty fascinating.

Be curious, not judgmental.

I write with experiences in mind, but I don't write about them, I write out of them.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.

You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind.

Throw your heart over the fence and the rest will follow.

Muddy water is best cleared by leaving it alone.

The smaller the mind, the greater the conceit.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other.

The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.

Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.