Give up a member to save a family, a family to save a village, a village to save a country, and the country to save yourself.

No one belongs to me; I belong to no one. There is no "I" or "mine"; all is blissful aloneless.

Fate and free will are equally powerful forces but I consider free will to be more important as it is your free will that determines your fate.

One should never do that to another which one regards as injurious to one's own self.

Time is the seed of the Universe.

This is the sum of duty: do naught to others which if done to thee, would cause thee pain.

It is Nature that causes all movement. Deluded by the ego, the fool harbors the perception that says "I did it".

Not by refraining from action does man attain freedom from action. Not by mere renunciation does he attain supreme perfection.

Pleasure from the senses seems like nectar at first, but it is bitter as poison in the end.

I am not sure I can.""Become sure, " said the cat, his eyes flashing green in the firelight. "Once you leap on a boar's back, you can't sheath your claws.

Under stress, they seek composure above all. But they do not find equanimity.

The strength of a man's virtue should not be measured by his special exertions, but by his habitual acts.

You never see anyone wearing a black turtleneck and leather jacket doing something nice.

Most people aren't happy about being consistent and staying at the same place for years. People want forward progress and motion.

Maintaining the relationship. But there's also physical temptation and being on the same spiritual level, which can be difficult.

[Moralistic] novels are at the same disadvantage as teachers: children never believe them, because they make everything that happens relate to the lesson at hand.

Civilization is not by means an easy thing to attain to. There are only two ways by which man can reach it. One is by being cultured, the other by being corrupt.

I used to believe that we could change the media. I was as naive as anybody.

Power is like money. Some know how to get it; few know how to use it.