I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning.
Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.
Confidence is contagious. So is lack of confidence.
Criticize the act, not the person.
Experience is merely the name men gave to their mistakes.
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.
Dark and difficult times lie ahead. Soon we must all face the choice between what is right and what is easy.
Empty your cup so that it may be filled; become devoid to gain totality.
Half the world is composed of people who have something to say and can't, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it.
The best way to see Faith is to shut the eye of Reason.
Learning and wisdom are superfluities, the surface glitter merely, but it is the heart that is the seat of all power.
Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do.
A friend to all is a friend to none
The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.
Experience is the only prophecy of wise men.
You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.
Drop the idea that you are Atlas carrying the world on your shoulders. The world would go on even without you. Don't take yourself so seriously.
I dream. Sometimes I think that's the only right thing to do.
Only from the heart can you touch the sky.
My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple. It is singing. It is dancing. It is sitting silently.