In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

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

Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.

Desire is the very essence of man.

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.

Madame, all stories, if continued far enough, end in death, and he is no true-story teller who would keep that from you.

Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.

There are things known and there are things unknown, and in between are the doors of perception.

It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.

Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy

You can be rich in spirit, kindness, love and all those things that you can't put a dollar sign on.

I've come to believe that all my past failure and frustration were actually laying the foundation for the understandings that have created the new level of living I now enjoy.

It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

If you don't like someone's story, write your own.

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

Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.