The wise man should restrain his senses like the crane and accomplish his purpose with due knowledge of his place, time and ability.

A man is great by deeds, not by birth.

Don't judge the future of a person based on his present conditions, becausetime has the power to change black coal to shiny diamond.

Avoid him who talks sweetly before you but tries to ruin you behind your back, for he is like a pitcher of poison with milk on top.

There is no austerity equal to a balanced mind, and there is no happiness equal to contentment; there is no disease like covetousness, and no virtue like mercy.

A person should not be too honest. Straight trees are cut first and honest people are screwed first.

A man is born alone and dies alone; and he experiences the good and bad consequences of his karma alone; and he goes alone to hell or the Supreme abode.

A good wife is one who serves her husband in the morning like a mother does, loves him in the day like a sister does and pleases him like a prostitute in the night.

The biggest guru-mantra is: never share your secrets with anybody. It will destroy you.

Education is the best friend. An educated person is respected everywhere. Education beats the beauty and the youth.

God is not present in idols. Your feelings are your god. The soul is your temple.

Yesterday was a closed book, tomorrow, however, was another story.

The soul-Self doesn't follow the crowd. It encourages you to speak up when you need to and live by your truth.

I believe that, without party, Parliamentary government is impossible.

We JAH people can make it work.

The doctor looked at my cardiogram and made that "hmmmm" noise that doctors are taught in medical school so they won't come right out and say "UH-oh!"

Nonexistence. The society of the nonexistent. In the street yesterday a nonexistent person trod on my foot with his nonexistent foot.

Planning is really the hallmark of any large military formation, and it's typically a weakness in new formations and new armies.

A snake bite emergency kit is a body bag.

Come on... when you're running, if you see you're going to win, you're going to celebrate.

We must every one be a man of his own fancy.