All hope abandon, ye who enter here.

If the present world go astray, the cause is in you, in you it is to be sought.

There is no greater sorrow than to recall happiness in times of misery

Oh human creatures, born to soar aloft, Why fall ye thus before a little wind?

There is no greater sorrow than to recall our time of joy in wretchedness.

Come on, shake off the covers of this sloth, for sitting softly cushioned, or tucked in bed, is no way to win fame.

The weapons of divine justice are blunted by the confession and sorrow of the offender.

Don’t allow the challenges of life to break you. Remember all the good things God has done, and fill your heart with…

By walking on the path of unhappiness you can learn the things that can never be learned on the path of happiness! He who knows well only the light is very poor

You have no right to be silenced.

Be mindful, which is more of a passive meditation practice. It is passive when you are active. Then there is active meditation, when you are passive, sitting still.

Meditation is the short path to happiness. Meditation takes you beyond the desire-aversion operating system that offers very limited happiness and a great deal of frustration.

How would it be if we discovered that aliens only stopped by earth to let their kids take a leak?

Every premeditated murder is always governed by a preparatory ceremonial and is always followed by a propitiatory ceremonial. The meaning of both eludes the murderers mind.

Public depictions of women still tend to remain rigid and narrow - about the size of a coffin, say.

Moscow has an energy. Which is important. The city and the people all have an energy. It's quite different from what everybody knows in Los Angeles, but it has an energy. People have an energy.

Limitation of means is a precondition of excellence. Creative freedom chooses its limitations. Destructive freedom rejects them heedlessly.