Begin with the possible: begin with one step. There is always a limit you cannot do more than you can do. If you try to do too much you will do nothing

Possibly the most interesting first impression of my life came from the world of dreams.

Our ancestors were very rich and eminent people, and they left us an enormous inheritance, which we have completely forgotten, especially since the time when we began to consider ourselves the descendants of a monkey.

If a man gives way to all his desires, or panders to them, there will be no inner struggle in him, no 'friction,' no fire. But if, for the sake of attaining a definite aim, he struggles with desires that hinder him, he will then create a fire which will gradually transform his inner world into a single whole.

The greatest barrier to consciousness is the belief that one is already conscious.

There is something in us that keeps us where we find ourselves. I think this is the most awful thing of all.

People live in sleep, do everything in sleep, and do not know they are asleep.