I have three treasures that I cherish. The first is compassion. The second is moderation. The third is not claiming to be first in the world.

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.

There are some beliefs and places in this city that are incomprehensible to some-hell-to most, and it's best to leave them alone.

Yes, my sister is weird and says crap like en route. I smirk - it's a common facial tic of mine - and turn to her.

Happy and successful homes cannot be built on immorality.

By the time I was 15, my mother had turned me into a real clotheshorse.

Men rush to arms for slight causes, or no cause at all, and once taken up there is no longer any respect for law, divine or human.

I am very pro-union and very anti-authority by nature, so by showing the housekeepers and valets, I was being loyal to those people - those workers. I'm glad that the service industry unionized.

There is something haunting in the light of the moon.

The most dangerous criminal may be the man gifted with reason, but with no morals.

I personally love working out, but I always try to switch it up. I do a few different things, like SoulCycle, SLT for Pilates, yoga.

If people think God is interesting, the onus is on them to show that there is anything there to talk about. Otherwise they should just shut up about it.