Even the purest of teachers will face bitter criticism from those who feel threatened by him.

When speech comes from a quiet heart, it has the strength of the orchid, and the fragrance of rock.

What we are tempted to call a disaster is sometimes the first, painful stage of a blessing.

Education is no longer thought of as a preparation for adult life, but as a continuing process of growth and development from birth until death.

Happily ever after doesn't begin with Once upon a time: it begins with Now.

What is the gospel according to Jesus? Simply this: that the love we all long for in our innermost heart is already present, beyond longing.

True mastery can be gained by letting things go their own way.

So actions themselves are not good and not bad; only the intention is important.

Creativity, not normality, has become the paradigm of mental health.

But self-abasement is just inverted egoism. Anyone who acts with genuine humility will be as far from humiliation as from arrogance.

If you listen to the traffic with a clear mind, without any concepts, it is not noisy, it is only what it is.

It's funny, in a human kind of way, how we can convince ourselves that we're in control at the very moment we are beginning to lose it.

I'm very shy really. I spend a lot of time in my room alone reading or writing or watching television.

What is the work of a Master?" said a solemn-faced visitor. "To teach people to laugh ," said the Master gravely.

It's not an easy choice, but that's OK. Easy doesn't equal good. Difficulty doesn't equal bad. It's just life, is all.

Dieting is murder on the road. Show me a man who travels and I'll show you one who eats.

It's so easy to find someone who would walk around me like a shadow and do everything for me and never be tempted by other men, so obviously I'm not attracted by that type.

Financial institutions like to call what they do trading. Let's be honest. It's not trading; it's betting.

"Picasso" is of Italian origin, as you know. And the name a person bears or adopts has its importance.

I'm genuine and people can believe what I say.

One recalls how much the creative impulse of the best-sellers depends upon self-pity. It is an emotion of great dramatic potential.