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.

Be curious, not judgmental.

In the East, all the religions preach egolessness. So in the East, everybody is against the ego from the very beginning.

I think, therefore I am.

I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.

Desire is the very essence of man.

You don't become what you want, you become what you believe

There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self.

Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

It has seemed to be more necessary to have regard to the weight of words rather than to their number.

The greatest pride, or the greatest despondency, is the greatest ignorance of one's self.

Nobody made a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little.

Medicine heals diseases of the body, wisdom frees the soul from passions.

True knowledge lies in knowing how to live.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid

The cure for pain is in the pain.

Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great.

The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.