A man is a little soul carrying around a courpse.

The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than other people, but care more about their opinions than our own.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

The opinion of 10,000 men is of no value if none of them know anything about the subject.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.

Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.

Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.

To hear a radical change of perspective is to hear a kingdom minded man speak

Seek what you want.

Like tiny gods, all that we say and do holds a power so great that any one of us in any given moment can be responsible for the birth of a new civilization or the collapse of our own.

The Wedding March always reminds me of the music played when soldiers go into battle.

Rationality squeezes out much that is rich and juicy and fascinating.

I'll be truthful. The weekly paycheck is the most important thing to me.

No elegant woman follows fashion slavishly.

To be a monk is to have time to practice for your transformation and healing. And after that to help with the transformation and healing of other people.

What on earth are you wearing? Did you take orders in a convent since we spoke last? Little Sisters of the Drab and Homely.

Christianity stretches back through the ages, but in essence it exists only at one time: right now.