Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.

The highest goal of music is to connect one's soul to their Divine Nature, not entertainment.

By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions, one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.

If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he as imagined, he will meet with success unexpectedly in common hours.

If there is anything in the world a person should fight for, it is freedom to pursue his ideal, because in that is his great opportunity for self-expression, for the unfoldment of the greatest thing possible to him.

Keep your attention focused entirely on what is truly your own concern, and be clear that what belongs to others is their business and none of yours.

A very little key will open a very heavy door.

An hour of planning can say you 10 hours of doing.

Plans will get you into things, but you have got to work your way out.

A man's true wealth is the good he does in the world.

If you ask enough people, eventually someone will say yes.

When a person can't find a deep meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.

Can’t is the worst word that is written or spoken; Doing more harm here than slander and lies; On it is many a strong spirit broken, And with it many a good purpose dies.

When I was a child, my mother said to me, "If you become a soldier you'll be a general. If you become a monk you'll end up as the Pope." Instead, I became a painter and wound up as Picasso.

The heights by great men reached and kept Where not attained by sudden flight, But they, while their companions slept, Were toiling upward in the night.

Learn to get in touch with silence within yourself and know that everything in this life has purpose. There are no mistakes, no coincidences, all events are blessings given to us to learn from.

What signifies knowing the names, if you know not the nature of things?

You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.

First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. The proceed to improve on the worst.

A person with a clear purpose will make progress on even the toughest road. A person with no purpose will make no progress on even the smoothest road.

It is easy in the world to live after the world’s opinion; it is easy in solitude to live after our own; but the great man is he who in the midst of the crowd keeps with perfect sweetness the independence of solitude.

Self-control is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power.

I love people. I love my family, my children… but inside myself is a place where I live all alone and that’s where you renew your springs that never dry up.

Tension is who you think you should be. Relaxation is who you are.

There is virtue in work and there is virtue in rest. Use both and overlook neither.

There is one thing stronger than all the armies in the world; and that is an idea whose time has come.

Every moment is made glorious by the light of love.

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.

View your life from your funeral: Looking back at your life experiences, what have you accomplished? What would you have wanted to accomplish but didn't? What were the happy moments? What were the sad? What would you do again, and what wouldn't you do?

I remember my youth and the feeling that I could last forever, outlast the sea, the earth and all men.

The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.

Life is short. Time is fast. No replay, no rewind. Enjoy every moment as it comes.