The bitter and the sweet come from the outside, the hard from within, from one's own efforts.

One is born into a herd of buffaloes and must be glad if one is not trampled under foot before one's time.

The main task of the spirit is to free man from his ego.

Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.

Condemnation before investigation is the highest form of ignorance.

I very rarely think in words at all. A thought comes, and I may try to express in words afterwards.

The most important human endeavor is the striving for morality in our actions. Our inner balance and even our very existence depend on it. Only morality in our actions can give beauty and dignity to life.