Those who are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Never allow a person to tell you no who doesn’t have the power to say yes.

The period is now arrived, in which either they or we must change our sentiments, or one or both must fall.

Can anything be more ridiculous than that a man should have the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of the water, and because his ruler has a quarrel with mine, though I have none with him?

It never ceases to amaze me: we all love ourselves more than others their opinions more than other people, but care more about their opinion than our own.

I rebel; therefore I exist.

We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.

If you compromise your own conscience, you will weaken your conscience. Soon your conscience will fail to guide you and you never will have real wealth based on peace of mind.

Nowadays the world is becoming increasingly materialistic, and mankind is reaching toward the very zenith of external progress, driven by an insatiable desire for power and vast possessions. Yet by this vain striving for perfection in a world where everything is relative, they wander even further away from inward peace and happiness of the mind.

Madness does not govern a country; discussion does.

Those who are free of resentful thoughts surely find peace.

It isn’t enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn’t enough to believe in it. One must work at it.

True success, true wealth, does not come out of the barrel of a gun.

He that blows the coals in quarrels that he has nothing to do with, has no right to complain if the sparks fly in his face.

Be grateful for your life, every detail of it, and your face will come to shine like a sun, and everyone who sees it will be made glad and peaceful.

If you spend your time hoping someone will suffer the consequences for what they did to your heart, then you’re allowing them to hurt you a second time in your mind.

He who has peace of mind disturbs neither himself nor another.

In a word, each man is questioned by life; and he can only answer to life by answering for his own life; to life he can only respond by being responsible.

At the center of your being you are the answer. You know who you are, and you know what you want.

If you can allow yourself to trust those little movements round your gut that tell you when something is interesting or exciting, they will tell you where to go.

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself.

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases. Each of us carries his own life-form—an indeterminable form which cannot be superseded by any other.

An inability to stay quiet . . . is one of the most conspicuous failings of mankind.

Be the witness of your thoughts. You are what observes, not what you observe.

Nothing is more precious than being in the present moment. Fully alive, fully aware.

If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad.

Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.

Be patient with yourself. Self-growth is tender; it’s holy ground. There’s no greater investment.

I have arrived. I am home in the here, in the now. I am solid. I am free. In the ultimate I dwell.

The knowledge and skills you have achieved are meant to be forgotten so you can float comfortably in emptiness, without obstruction.