wisdom

"So wise so young, they say, do never live long."

"Adversity, if for no other reason, is of benefit, since it is sure to bring a season of sober reflection. People see clearer at such times. Storms purify the atmosphere."

"You have a great heart, but will only find it to be so through great pain. This is the wisdom of love, and its doubtful gift. . . . I have endured much suffering and still remain unbitter and unclosed."

"It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up..."

"Fashion and music are the same, because music express its period too."

"Even a soul submerged in sleep is hard at work and helps make something of the world."

"If one makes a mistake, then an apology is usually sufficient to get things back on an even keel. However-and this is a big ‘however’- most people do not ever know why their apology did not seem to have any effect. It is simply that they did not make a mistake; they made a choice…and never understood the difference between the two."

"There are many goals but one path - the path of compassion."

"When you know the knower within, you don't need to know further. When you know the meditator within, you don't need to meditate further. When you truly know the worshiper in you, you are to be worshiped."

"Nothing carries meaning. People carry meaning. We are the porters of importance."

"Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you."

"Reading all the quotes in the world won’t make you or me into Plato, Gandhi Or Einstein, just like watching hundreds games of soccer won’t make you a soccer player or taking a yoga class will make u a yogini, or reading a golf book will make you a golfer. We need to put the Knowledge to practice and that is the challenge. Put it to work for you, make the effort to Follow Through"

"I think eulogies are wasted on the dead. It’s the living who need to hear kind words spoken about them."

"Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally."

"The way I define happiness is being the creator of your experience, choosing to take pleasure in what you have, right now, regardless of the circumstances, while being the best you that you can be."

"Never read a book through merely because you have begun it."

"Who is wise? He that learns from everyone. Who is powerful? He that governs his passions. Who is rich? He that is content. Who is that? Nobody."

"Begin, be bold, and venture to be wise."

"As a well spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death."

"It’s always hard to lose somebody. It leaves a hole in you heart that never grows back."