Never say about anything, "I have lost it," but only "I have given it back." Is your child dead? It has been given back. Is your wife dead? She has been returned.

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

The memory of how he felt when he cared about her was going to be the most painful thing after he began to hate her.

An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as if she weren't.

My strength was that I am more balanced and calmer than most other riders.

Land is not merely soil, it is a fountain of energy flowing through a circuit of soils, plants and animals.

Brave deeds are wasted when hidden.

Not a few patients, however, suffering from certain forms of mental disorder, regain a high degree of insight into their mental condition in what might be termed a flash of divine enlightenment.

When a man has done me an evil turn once, I don't like to give him the opportunity to do so twice.

I love my life, because I’ve seen my purpose.

I feel myself becoming more mature and more fascinated and drawn to feminine values.

The light is the left hand of darkness.