I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.

Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

A smile is the brightness of love

To see things in the seed, that is genius.

What really matters is what you do with what you have.

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.

Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.

The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.

There is a wisdom of the head, and... there is a wisdom of the heart.

When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.

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

Never allow someone to be your priority, while allowing yourself to be their option.

At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.

No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.

The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.

People do not lack strength, they lack will.

Time flows away like the water in the river.

The True Person benefits yet expects no reward, does the work and moves on. There is no desire to be considered better than others.

We need never be ashamed of our tears.