Better beggar woman and single than Queen and married.
Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.
Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.
Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.
None but ourselves can free our minds.
It is not enough to have a good mind; the main thing is to use it well.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.
No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.
Energy may be likened to the bending of a crossbow; decision,to the releasing of a trigger.
A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
The more skilled you are at something, the worse you are at it when showing someone.
You want a love which is born out of meditation, not born out of the mind.
Mistakes are always forgivable, if one has the courage to admit them.
Chaos is a name for any order that produces confusion in our minds.
Every act of creation is first an act of destruction.
You always admire what you really don't understand.
You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.
The greatest of wealth is the richness of the soul.
Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.
This is something basic to be understood: the ego must come to a peak, it must be strong, it must have attained an integrity only then can you dissolve it.