Teach thy tongue to say 'I do not know,' and thou shalt progress.

Inspire me with love for my art and for thy creatures. In the sufferer let me see only the human being.

Every man should view himself as equally balanced: half good and half evil. Likewise, he should see the entire world as half good and half evil.... With a single good deed he will tip the scales for himself, and for the entire world, to the side of good.

Astrology is a disease, not a science... It is a tree under the shadow of which all sorts of superstitions thrive. ... Only fools and charlatans lend value to it.

You must accept the truth from whatever source it comes.

There are eight levels of charity.... The highest is when you strengthen a man's hand until he need no longer be dependent upon others.

A truth does not become greater by repetition.