I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.

How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.

The best way to cheer yourself is to cheer somebody else up.

What you're supposed to do when you don't like a thing is change it.

If you can't change it, change the way you think about it.

Don't complain.

Nothing is forever except change.

Life is a lot like jazz...

It's best when you improvise.

The greatest error of a man is to think that he is weak by nature, evil by nature.

Every man is divine and strong in his real nature.

What are weak and evil are his habits, his desires and thoughts, but not himself.

Most people are so distracted by their thoughts, so identified with the voices in their heads, they can no longer feel the aliveness within them.

Worry a little every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything.

Live each moment completely and the future will take care of itself. Fully enjoy the wonder and beauty of each moment.

In all chaos there is a cosmos,
in all disorder a secret order.

There is a candle in your heart,
ready to be kindled.

There is a void in your soul,
ready to be filled.

You feel it, don't you?

See simplicity in the complicated,
Seek greatness in small things.

If we want to maintain true relation with someone, always believe in what we know about them, not in what we heard about them.

Our doubts are traitors,

and make us lose the good we oft might win,

by fearing to attempt.

Forgiveness does not mean ignoring what has been done or putting a false label on an evil act.

It means, rather, that the evil act no longer remains as a barrier to the relationship.

Forgiveness is a catalyst creating the atmosphere necessary for a fresh start and a new beginning.

No matter how many mistakes you make or how slow you progress, you are still way ahead of everyone who isn't trying.

Imagination is half the disease;

Tranquility is half the remedy;

and patience is the beginning of the cure.

Throw away all weakness.

Tell your body that it is strong.

Tell your mind that it is strong and have unbounded faith and hope in yourself.