What pulls the strings is the force hidden within; there lies…the real man.

Never trouble another for what you can do for yourself.

Being at ease with not knowing is crucial for answers to come to you.

What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the small man seeks is in others.

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

Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

Oh, I offended you with my opinion? You should hear the the ones I keep to myself.

And God said love your enemy and I obeyed him and loved myself.

Man must cease attributing his problems to his environment, and learn again to exercise his will - his personal responsibility in the realm of faith and morals.

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.