Favorite Quotes
On Violence
An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.
On Anger
A man is a fool if he can’t be angry but he is wise if he won’t be.
On Action
Great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together.
On Loneliness
People are lonely because they build walls instead of bridges.
On Excellence
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.
On Thought
Man thinks, God laughs.
On Expectation
Expectation is the root of all heartache.
On Contentment
He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
On Sin
Hate the sin, not the sinner.
On Action
Patient self application with all enthusiasm in a joyous mood of healthy optimism is the secret plan of action of all great men.
On Fools
A fool thinks himself to be wise, but a wise man knows himself to be a fool.
On Knowledge
I am the wisest man alive, for I know one thing, and that is that I know nothing.
On Heroes
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver few minutes longer.
On Freedom
To live in the consciousness of the inevitability of suffering, of becoming enfeebled, of old age and of death, is impossible. We must free ourselves from life, from all possible life.
On Experience
You cannot create experience. You must undergo it.
On Problems
There is no such thing as a problem. It is either a challenge or an opportunity.
On Concentration
Concentrate all your thoughts upon the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until brought to a focus.
On Kindness
If you can’t feed hundred people, then just feed one.
On Triumph
The difference between try and triumph is just a little umph!
On Change
Be the change you wish to see in the world.