Doubt is the origin of wisdom

It is a wise man that does know the contented man is never poor, whilst the discontented man is never rich.

Your inner world has its own taste, has its own fragrance, has its own light. And it is utterly silent.

In a good bookroom you feel in some mysterious way that you are absorbing the wisdom contained in all the books through your skin, without even opening them.

It is tact that is golden, not silence.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness for they shall be satisfied.

Desire, ignorance, and inequality—this is the trinity of bondage.

Appearances often are deceiving.

The only way to get the best of an argument is to avoid it.

Whatever the mind of man creates, should be controlled by man's character

All imperfection is easier to tolerate if served up in small doses.

Let him who would move the world first move himself.

Your visions will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.

If you do not know the laws of right conduct, you cannot form your character.

The only real mistake is the one from which we learn nothing.

Judge not unless you judge yourself.

Those who see the invisible can do the impossible.

Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.

Love make us poets, and the approach of death should make us philosophers.

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

Take care of the pieces well. The whole will take care of itself.