Asceticism is not that you should not own anything, but that nothing should own you.

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.

I am a citizen of the world.

The corridors of success are illuminated more by our emotions.

May the mysteries that confound you, be unraveled.

Let him have the key of thy heart who hath the lock of his own.

I really admire a woman for her intelligence, her personality. Beauty is not enough.

I transmit but do not create. I place my trust in the teachings of antiquity.

Each day is an adventure in discovering the meaning of life.

Screenwriting is a much more collaborative effort. When you write a novel, it's just you, with input from your editor.

Blind obedience in the name of patriotism or religion ultimately takes our lives.