Stupidity is a talent for misconception.

What's real and what's true aren't necessarily the same.

Be curious, not judgmental.

Anger begins in folly, and ends in repentance.

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

Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

If you don't behave as you believe, you will end by believing as you behave.

If we do not lay out ourselves in the service of mankind whom should we serve?

One who loses wealth loses much. One who loses a friend loses more. But one who loses courage loses all.

Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.

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

Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be attained only by someone who is detached.

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

The greatest of all mistakes is to do nothing because you think you can only do a little

Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.

Those who dance are considered insane by those who cannot hear the music.

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

Wisdom begins at the end.

You can best serve civilization by being against what usually passes for it.

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