To take refuge with an inferior is to betray one's self.

From the errors of others, a wise man corrects his own.

Pardon one offence, and you encourage the commission of many.

One ungrateful person does an injury to all needy people.

Let a fool hold his tongue and he will pass for a sage.

Would you have a great empire? Rule over yourself.

Tears gratify a savage nature, they do not melt it.

How unhappy is he who cannot forgive himself.

It matters not what you are thought to be, but what you are.

A tongue prone to slander is the proof of a depraved mind.

Never promise more than you can perform.

If you want to see beauty, look with love and appreciation and you will find it.

Sometimes, the best thing you can do in order to learn about the world around you is to step outside of yourself, remove your routine and watch the happenings about you.

God is concerned with the salvation of nations

When the hypocrisy of life appears we often fail to recognise it or the question it raises

I learned how to speak English watching television.

What can be the dharma at one point in your life can totally reverse itself, and suddenly you might be doing something the opposite or something very new, something you never considered.

Me and Norman Mailer have talked about how hard it is in America to get better. Especially at writing.

In twenty years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked.

I've always been clear, I support the traditional definition of marriage.

All the resources we need are in the mind.