Nobody has the power to take two steps together; you can take only one step at a time.

The path to success is to take massive, determined action.

The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.

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

If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.

We may encounter many defeats but we must not be defeated.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

I have no desire to make windows into mens souls

Boredom is the root of all evil - the despairing refusal to be oneself.

Good advice is always certain to be ignored, but that's no reason not to give it.

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

One who deceives will always find those who allow themselves to be deceived.

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

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

Happiness is not an ideal of reason, but of imagination.

If we can really understand the problem, the answer will come out of it, because the answer is not separate from the problem.

Promises are like crying babies in a theater, they should be carried out at once.

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.

There is no question climate change is happening. The only arguable point is what part humans are playing in it.

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Better beggar woman and single than Queen and married.