If your heart is quite set upon a crown, make and put on one of roses, for it will make the prettier appearance.

It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows.

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master.

Don't be concerned with other people's impressions of you. They are dazzled and deluded by appearances. Stick with your purpose. This alone will strengthen your will and give your life coherence.

There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.

When you are offended at any man's fault, turn to yourself and study your own failings. Then you will forget your anger.

I have to die. If it is now, well then I die now; if later, then now I will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived - and dying I will tend to later.

From this instant on, vow to stop disappointing yourself. Separate yourself from the mob. Decide to be extraordinary and do what you need to do -- now.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

Don't explain your philosophy. Embody it.

If someone speaks badly of you, do not defend yourself against the accusations, but reply; "you obviously don't know about my other vices, otherwise you would have mentioned these as well

He attacked everything in life with a mix of extraordinary genius and naive incompetence, and it was often difficult to tell which was which.

To transcend to a higher level, become the symbol of love and kindness.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears

A great amount has been talked and written about what constitutes a sufficient balance and what really is meant by the concepts of "balance" and "deterrence".

My high salary for one season was forty-six thousand dollars and a Cadillac.

The fate of the world rests on this one thing: our capacity to actualize our spiritual potential, and quickly.

I'm pretty active, so I wasn't really worried [about filming "I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore" ]. But there was a day when I was like, "God, I've been rowing for two hours."

The best thing for the inside of a man, is the outside of a horse.

Mother believed in enjoying herself. Aunt Mimi believed in enjoying herself, then feeling guilty about it.

The outward expression of empathy is courtesy.