Guard against idols -- yes, guard against all idols, of which surely the greatest is oneself.

One must be very strong, or very stupid, or completely exhausted to face life with indifference.

The wise expect nothing, hope for nothing, thus avoiding all disappointment and anxiety.

There is nothing truly serious in life. All words sound hollow when one listens to them carefully.

Very few of us are capable of being Free Thinkers, needing neither to adore nor to insult God, the insult often being an act of faith more profound than adoration.

The unsuspected is the daily fare of the traveler in Thibet.

Suffering raises up those souls that are truly great; it is only small souls that are made mean-spirited by it.