There are many paths to enlightenment. Be sure to take the one with a heart.

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.

The only chance of success is to trust in your own power.

He was ruled by the tyranny of instinct, by passion and the instant legislation of a simple heart.

Sometimes the imagination could be even crueler than the bone saw.

If you compare yourself with others you may become vain or bitter for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

I woke at intervals until . . . the intervals of waking tipped the scales, and I was more often awake than not.

It doesn't rain every day. Just every other day.

I'm not the prototype wide receiver. But I like to think I'm one hell of a football player.

For me, life is writing and I can do it anywhere. It doesn't matter where I am. I listen. I write. I live.

Terrible thing to live in fear. Brooks Hatlen knew it. Knew it all too well. All I want is to be back where things make sense. Where I won't have to be afraid all the time.

Happiness is like the first blissful intoxication of morphine.It doesn't last very long.