Better is the enemy of good.
Meditation is the dissolution of thoughts in Eternal awareness or Pure consciousness without objectification, knowing without thinking, merging finitude in infinity.
Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.
The first step, my son, which one makes in the world, is the one on which depends the rest of our days.
Dare to think for yourself.
It is not sufficient to see and to know the beauty of a work. We must feel and be affected by it.
The public is a ferocious beast; one must either chain it or flee from it.
Except during the nine months before he draws his first breath, no man manages his affairs as well as a tree does.
Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.
The opportunity for doing mischief is found a hundred times a day, and of doing good once in a year.
History may not repeat itself, but it does rhyme a lot
How you gonna win if you ain’t right within?
All personal achievement starts in the mind of the individual. Your personal achievement starts in your mind. The first step is to know exactly what your problem, goal or desire is.
The hour of departure has arrived and we go our ways; I to die, and you to live. Which is better? Only God knows.
Use, do not abuse; neither abstinence nor excess ever renders man happy.
If man had created man, he would be ashamed of his performance.
Do not assume anything. Clear your mind must be if you are to discover the real villains behind this plot.
Never be bored, and you will never be boring.
Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks.
It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.
It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid.
Gambling promises the poor what property performs for the rich, something for nothing.
