When deeds and words are in accord, the whole world is transformed.

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

He is Romeo, and he is heartbroken. Every word is wistful. When he says, 'O, teach me how I should forget to think!' I, for the first time, see what the big deal is about Shakespeare.

OUR history begins before we are born. We represent the hereditary influences of our race, and our ancestors virtually live in us.

Education [is] not an end in itself but [is] the first step in a progress which should continue during a lifetime.

Sensible men show their sense by saying much in few words. If noble actions are the substance of life, good sayings are its ornament and guide.

In between war and passivity, there are a thousand possibilities.

I conclude that it is a fundamental mistake to think that salvation, justice, or virtue come through merely human institutions.

Chicago will give you a chance. The sporting spirit is the spirit of Chicago.

Life itself is your proper meal.

Certainly, no church should be involved in trying to set the affairs of the nation.

I think kids slowly begin to realize that what they're learning relates to other things they know. Then learning starts to get more and more exciting