Roam in the world as a lion of self-control; see that the frogs of weakness don’t kick you around.

Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.

Those persons who have perceptive eyes enjoy beauty everywhere.

If you are in a dark room, don’t beat at the darkness with a stick, but rather try to turn on the light

It is not a pumping-in from the outside that gives wisdom; it is the power and extent of your inner receptivity that determines how much you can attain of true knowledge, and how rapidly. You can quicken your evolution by awakening and increasing the receptive power of your brain cells.

There is a magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.

Consider whether fulfillment of the goal you have chosen will constitute success. What is success? If you possess health and wealth, but have trouble with everybody (including yourself), yours is not a successful life. Existence becomes futile if you cannot find happiness. When wealth is lost, you have lost a little; when health is lost, you have lost something of more consequence; but when peace of mind is lost, you have lost the highest treasure.