An alert and learned man will take advice from any event.

Never explain yourself to anyone, because the one who likes you would not need it, and the one dislikes you wouldn't believe it.

Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.

Be like a flower that gives its fragrance even to the hand that crushed it.

Never make a decision in anger and never make a promise in happiness.

A hopeless man sees difficulties in every chance, but a hopeful person sees chances in every difficulty.

Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful.

The worst of our faults is our interest in other people's faults.

People are of two types, they are either your brothers in faith or your equals in humanity.

Hide the good you do, and make known the good done to you.

There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence.

To educate a person in the mind but not in morals is to educate a menace to society.

If freedom rings, then bondage bombs.

It's the ones who can't let go - of fear or anger, lust or greed, vanity or pride or power - who are most at risk of becoming corrupted.

As we work to reweave the strands of connection, we can be supported by the wisdom and lovingkindness of others.

I have met guys who work the overnight shift at 7-11, selling Slurpees and Camels to insomniacs who have more introspection than a lot of people in the mainstream media.

The only real antidote to worry or problems is systematic, purposeful action in the direction of your goals.

There's a fearful term that's in fashion at the moment - closure. People apparently believe it is desirable and attainable.

It is one of the glories of America that we move to higher levels of awareness.

Incense. Books. Just weird.

Talent you have naturally. Skill is only developed by hours and hours and hours of beating on your craft.