Most of what matters in our lives takes place in our absence.

I wanted to change the world. But I have found that the only thing one can be sure of changing is oneself.

Not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted.

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

Nothing is so strong as gentleness, nothing so gentle as real strength

To me, being an intellectual doesn't mean knowing about intellectual issues; it means taking pleasure in them.

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

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

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

Criticize the act, not the person.

Language is very powerful. Language does not just describe reality. Language creates the reality it describes.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Wisdom is not the product of schooling, but of the lifelong attempt to acquire it.

He who chooses the beginning of the road chooses the place it leads to.

Those who see the invisible can do the impossible.

Instinct is a marvellous thing. It can neither be explained nor ignored.

We never see ourselves as others see us.

Nature is pleased with simplicity. And nature is no dummy

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

For we walk by faith, not by sight

A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools.