There's one blessing only the source and cornerstone of beatitude: confidence in self.

There is nothing in the world so much admired as a man who knows how to bear unhappiness with courage.

We should every night call ourselves to an account: What infirmity have I mastered today? What passions opposed! What temptation resisted? What virtue acquired?

What you think about yourself is much more important than what others think of you.

A man's as miserable as he thinks he is.

Greed's worst point is its ingratitude.

Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands.

Let us be brave in the face of adversity.

To keep oneself safe does not mean to bury oneself.

Most powerful is he who has himself in his own power.

Whom they have injured they also hate.

Our lives are a divine expression no matter how messy and weird they may be. How much more meaningful can it get? The source is experiencing itself in form in a conscious, awake way.

The Apparent is the Bridge to the Real

Beauty and folly are generally companions.

It feels like I am wasting time. I mean, that's always the case. My life doesn't add up to anything.

Happiness is found principally in meditation. Let your mind flow out into eternity. You have to exert some effort. Then you will notice a subtle smile on your face.

You can't make people be or do what you want. All you can do is be unapologetic about what you want and let others show up however they can.

Only the incompetent wait until the last extremity to use force, and by then, it is usually too late to use anything, even prayer.

The loss of liberty in general would soon follow the suppression of the liberty of the press; for it is an essential branch of liberty, so perhaps it is the best preservative of the whole.

It was only about sixty years ago that the expansion of the universe was first observed.

I try to simulate the most difficult conditions the players will encounter during competition.