He who lives in harmony with himself lives in harmony with the universe.

A man should remove not only unnecessary acts, but also unnecessary thoughts, for then superfluous activity will not follow.

This is moral perfection: to live each day as though it were the last; to be tranquil, sincere, yet not indifferent to one's fate.

Give yourself a gift: the present moment.

The inner master, when confronted with an obstacle, uses it as fuel, like a fire which consumes things that are thrown into it. A small lamp would be snuffed out, but a big fire will engulf what is thrown at it and burn hotter; it consumes the obstacle and uses it to reach a higher level.

Does a man shrink from change? Why, what can come into being save by change?

Your days are numbered. Use them to throw open the windows of your soul to the sun. If you do not, the sun will soon set, and you with it.