The sage avoids extremity, excess, and extravagance.

Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habit.

Those who are right do not argue. Those who argue are not right.

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.

Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.

One who believes in himself has no need to convince others.

He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still.

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.

In order to eliminate the negative influences, simply ignore them.

Let your workings remain a mystery. Just show people the results.

The leader is a teacher who succeeds without taking credit. And, because credit is not taken, credit is received.

No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won’t make it worse. (Apr 2007 Gen Conf)

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. The dark background which death supplies brings out the tender colors of life in all their purity.

O land and soil, red soil and sweet-gum tree, So scant of grass, so profligate of pines

Who better than an Irishman can understand the Indians, while still being stirred by tales of the US cavalry?

Often my characters have some kind of idealism or grand belief that they're pursuing.

I need to decide whether to apply for college or delay it for a couple of years while I pursue some more acting projects. Right now I'm trying to sort things out, so I can make the right choices.

See what you have to ask yourself is what kind of person are you? Are you the kind that sees signs, sees miracles? Or do you believe that people just get lucky?

This is the greatest gift God can give you: to understand what happened in your life. To have it explained. It is the peace you have been searching for.

My knowledge of the human psyche is as yet imperfect. Certain areas won't yield to computation.

Physics as we know it will be over in six months - Max Born