Rituals are the end of fidelity and honesty, and the beginning of confusion.

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.

The Bible is clear: Truth exists. It can be known. And when we ground our beliefs in it, we are rational.

There is no chance, no destiny, no fate, that can circumvent or hinder or control the firm resolve of a determined soul.

For them that must obey authority/That they do not respect in any degree/Who despise their jobs, their destinies/Speak jealously of them that are free

You saved me again," she told him with a starstruck gaze. He cupped her cheek and gave her a tender smile in the dark. "Because you are my princess and I am your knight.

I wanted to be a writer, but the idea of writing novels or movies seemed really intimidating. I never got more than a few pages into one.

I was bullied a lot in middle school, and my bullies have since all apologized.

It is death, and not what comes after death, that men are generally afraid of.

Sometimes a player's greatest challenge is coming to grips with his role on the team.

Give every man more in use value than you take from him in cash value; then you are adding to the life of the world by every business transaction