Be silent or let thy words be worth more than silence.

When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.

How often I found where I should be going only by setting out for somewhere else.

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

No man has any natural authority over his fellow men.

We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.

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

If you don't know where you're from, you'll have a hard time saying where you're going.

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.

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

Those who know, do. Those that understand, teach.

Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.

Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a new way to stand.

Do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in few!

Do not reveal what you have thought upon doing, but by wise council keep it secret being determined to carry it into execution.

Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.

Admiration is the daughter of ignorance.

In moments of great grief, that’s where you look and immerse yourself. You realise you are not immortal, you are not a god, you are part of the natural world and you come to accept that.

Wisdom begins at the end.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.