A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

For life we need three things only: nourishment, love, and peace.

The Old and New Testaments are the Great Code of Art.

I'm just trying to work out a way to be a singer and to create cool content. I'm willing to do that as an entertainer. But I'm not willing to give up my actual self.

The longer I look at something, the more my imagination churns and I can find somewhere to put it.

Most people's personalities and roles are locked by the time they're nine or 10. I think there's something to that.

Though there is one part of writing that is solid and you do it no harm by talking about it, the other is fragile, and if you talk about it, the structure cracks and you have nothing.

Kids own nothing. Everything is either promised, borrowed, longed for or exaggerated.

You're so full of it, darlin'.

In a relationship the way to overcome problems, is to focus our attention on higher principles that can help us transcend them.

Chose to converse with your Father in Heaven often. Make time every day to share your thoughts and feelings with Him.