Compassion is the basis of all morality

All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.

It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.

The majority of men... are not capable of thinking, but only of believing, and... are not accessible to reason, but only to authority.

Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.

A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.

Man is the only animal who causes pain to others with no other object than wanting to do so.

Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.

A pessimist is an optimist in full possession of the facts.

Religions are like fireflies. They require darkness in order to shine.

Nature shows that with the growth of intelligence comes increased capacity for pain, and it is only with the highest degree of intelligence that suffering reaches its supreme point.

YOU are your own guru. YOU are your own soul mate. YOU are powerful. Take the reigns and drive your carriage home to love.

Complete focused applied awareness of the Soul (shuddha upayog) is considered absolute Knowledge (keval gnan).

Work with yourself.

Most of my money remains in England, although my unworthy carcass may not under usual circumstances ...

The best way to overcome fear is to face with equanimity the situation of which one is afraid.

I was raised to think cursing makes you look unintelligent.

A split second later, my life flashed before my eyes, and I came to one important conclusion about it. It was fun while it lasted.

If the opposition disarms, well and good. If it refuses to disarm, we shall disarm it ourselves.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

The typical computer network isn't like a house with windows, doors, and locks. It's more like a gauze tent encircled by a band of drunk teenagers with lit matches.