The greatest tragedy that can befall a person is the atrophy of his mind.

The effect of life in society is to complicate and confuse our existence, making us forget who we really are by causing us to become obsessed with what we are not.

A petty thief is put in jail. A great brigand becomes a ruler of a Nation.

The perfect man uses his mind as a mirror. It grasps nothing. It regrets nothing. It receives but does not keep.

Do not struggle. Go with the flow of things, and you will find yourself at one with the mysterious unity of the Universe.

If you have insight, you use your inner eye, your inner ear, to pierce to the heart of things, and have no need of intellectual knowledge.

Let your mind wander in the pure and simple. Be one with the infinite. Let all things take their course.

The torch of doubt and chaos, this is what the sage steers by.

When an archer shoots for enjoyment, he has all his skill; when he shoots for a brass buckle, he gets nervous; when he shoots for a prize of gold, he begins to see two targets.

We cling to our own point of view, as though everything depended on it. Yet our opinions have no permanence; like autumn and winter, they gradually pass away.

Never admire a man by his strength; judge him in how he uses it- A way is made by walking it

Feel the joy of life when you cry, when you smile, love or feel shy.

The truth of who you are and what you believe is projected in your behavior. Everything else, either positive or negative, is a mix of stories, lies, delusions, and manipulations.

Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show.

Running has made being depressed impossible. If I'm going through something emotional and just go outside for a run, you can rest assured I'll come back with clarity.

Only as a grand gesture of defeat will men creep into the arms of the state and seek refuge in its power rather than their own courage.

Why in hell can't the Army do it if the Marines can. They are the same kind of men; why can't they be like Marines.

Love is an obsolete emotion, ranking in usefulness somewhere between earwigs and toe mold.

I hated my whole childhood, hated it, hated it, hated it. There was no place for me.

There's no way I could pay you back but my plan is to show you that I understand, you are appreciated

Nothing exists from eternity but God, and God is not the matter or a part of any creature, but only the maker.