Late, I learned that when reason died, then Wisdom was born; before that liberation, I had only knowledge.

When mind is still, then truth gets her chance to be heard in the purity of the silence.

The whole world yearns after freedom, yet each creature is in love with his chains; this is the first paradox and inextricable knot of our nature.

Each victory gained over oneself means new strength to gain more victories.

Our actual enemy is not any force exterior to ourselves, but our own crying weaknesses, our cowardice, our selfishness, our hypocrisy, our purblind sentimentalism.

In order to see, you have to stop being in the middle of the picture

The supreme state of human love is...the unity of one soul in two bodies.

The first principle of true teaching is that nothing can be taught.

The Divine Truth is greater than any religion or creed or scripture or idea or philosophy.

One who loves God finds the object of his love everywhere.

If a religion is not universal, it cannot be eternal. A narrow religion, a sectarian religion, an exclusive religion can live only for a limited time and a limited purpose.

Invest in yourself, because you will only ever achieve the level of success that matches your level of wisdom.

Laughter is wine for the soul - laughter soft, or loud and deep, tinged through with seriousness - the hilarious declaration made by man that life is worth living.

Short wins does not guarantee long victories.

Welcome the challenges. Look for the opportunities in every situation to learn and grow in wisdom.

I think it's important to be involved with charities that don't necessarily reflect what you're dealing with in your life.

there is something dangerous about mirrors. ... What dynamite we handle when we lift a mirror or bend towards one! I seldom do.

My philosophy of life is simple: I need someone to love, something to wait and do something.

I haven't played a single game all year. This is bullshit!

The memory represents to us not what we choose but what it pleases.

It’s important for you to spend your time photographing things that matter to you. You need to understand the things that have meaning to you, and not what others think is important for you.