Covetousness is the greatest misfortune. One who does not know what is enough will never have enough.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

The more credit you give away, the more will come back to you. The more you help others, the more they will want to help you.

By the way, if anyone here is in advertising or marketing, kill yourself.

It is a generally accepted myth that all creation stories are myths.

If you don't know how you feel, you won't know what you want.

Death by drink driving is the only socially acceptable form of homicide.

Love and prayer are intimately related.

Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.

the truth is, I am heartily sick of this life & of the nineteenth century in general. (I am convinced that every thing is going wrong.)

the human race was dying out Noone left to scream n shout People living on the moon Smog will get you pretty soon Ship of Fools

I regard the people as a great being, inspired by a single idea. This is my problem. I strove to solve it in this opera.