You yourself must strive. The Buddhas only point the way.

Happiness comes when your work and words are of benefit to others.

Peace comes from within.  Do not seek it without.

Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace.

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading

Tune as the sitthar, neither high nor low, and we will dance away the hearts of men.

Know well what leads you forward and what holds you back, and choose the path that leads to wisdom.

Your mind is a powerful thing. When you filter it with positive thoughts, your life will start to change.

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle. Happiness never decreases by being shared.

The way to happiness is: keep your heart free from hate, your mind from worry. Live simply, give much. Fill your life with love. Do as you would be done by.

Since everything is a reflection of our minds, everything can be changed by our minds.

Awful momentum makes carrying through easier than calling off folly.

Orr slept. He dreamed. There was no rub.

The solid wealth of insurance companies and the success of those who organize gambling are some indication of the profits to be derived from the efficient use of chance.

The space elevator's not just another competitive technology, promoted by people who simply like the idea of diminishing the luster of the thrusters. It would open wide the doors to space.

Having to work hard never had any real appeal for me, and that may have some connection with me being in the movies.

Women are more verbal than men. That's why when you see an elderly couple together, it's always the man who has the hearing aid.

Propriety was a rigid master, but one that must be obeyed if one wanted to keep a sterling reputation.

I romanticized domesticity for a while, and loved having a shopping list of groceries stuck to the fridge for the first time.

We semaphore from ship to ship, but they're sinking, too.

One thing about bureaucrats is that they never swallow their young. Leave them alone and you'll find them increasing every year.