But such a tiny and trivial thing as an umbrella can deprive you of the sight of such a stupendous fact as the sun.

When nothing upsets you, you are at the beginning of the path. When you desire nothing, you are halfway on the path; when nothing becomes everything, you are perfected.

No amount of prayer or meditation can do what helping others can do.

Desire nothing except desirelessness. Hope for nothing except to rise above all hopes. Want nothing and you will have everything.

Happiest is he who expects no happiness from others. Love delights and glorifies in giving, not receiving. So learn to love and give, and not to expect anything from others.

The satisfaction derived from the fleeting things of life is not lasting; and our wants remain unfulfilled. There is thus a general sense of dissatisfaction accompanied by all kinds of worries.

Light can penetrate any amount of darkness but no amount of darkness can penetrate light.

Feelings and emotions are only the creation of mind and energy. Love is the creation of the soul.

It is not so much that you are within the cosmos but that the cosmos is within you.

Difficulties give us the opportunity to prove our greatness by overcoming them.

If we suffer in the sufferings of others and feel happy in the happiness of others, we are loving God.

Each individual needs to be pregnant with the seed of purpose.

Pride begins when someone starts to assume that s/he is the custodian of all truths and attempts to be right in all circumstances, which is IMPOSSIBLE!

If love breaks more than a heart, maybe it's a sign and time to step out.

Real education should consist of drawing the goodness and the best out of our own students. What better books can there be than the book of humanity?

I adore [my son]. I wouldn't trade him in for a Pulitzer - unless someone actually offered that as an option.

I don't like making a film and having the actors in character too much in magazines and on the net and everything else. Because you want to keep something back.

Lovers never want to say "I love you" at the same moment. Hence all the love stories.

History punishes those that come late to it.

Sincerity is the highest complement you can pay

I'm down for you, so ride with me. My enemies your enemies, Cause you ain't ever had a friend like me.