There's place and means for every man alive.

Life does not need to mutilate itself in order to be pure.

The most important thing to do if you find yourself in a hole is to stop digging.

love the life you live.live the life you love.

When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.

Anybody can dig a hole and plant a tree. But make sure it survives. You have to nurture it, you have to water it, you have to keep at it until it becomes rooted so it can take care or itself. There are so many enemies of trees.

Life is too short, or too long, for me to allow myself the luxury of living it so badly.

There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won't feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do.

If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living. The world owes you nothing. It was here first.

Three things have been difficult to tame: the oceans, fools, and women. We may soon be able to tame the oceans; fools and women will take a little longer.

Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough.

Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.

Let silence take you to the core of life.

Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.

Losing your way on a journey is unfortunate. But, losing your reason for the journey is a fate more cruel.

I'd trade all my tomorrows for a single yesterday.

Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices.

How people treat you is their karma; how you react is yours.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.