Genuine effort is success.

When told that man lives in delusion everyone thinks of himself as the exception; hence his delusion.

Have the daring to stop doing the things you really don't want to do. Can you see them? Look closely. Can you observe the many things you do because you reluctantly feel you should or must? Watch closely. Examine every action and reaction. Do you act naturally or do you act because you feel compelled? If you feel compelled, stop. Compulsion is slavery. Example: Refuse to go along with the crowd.

Happiness is not the acquisition of anything; it's the understanding of something.

It is wise to seek immortality for time defeats all other ambitions.

The only way to do something truly important every day is to seek to understand yourself every day.

If heaven existed as a physical building on earth, human beings would remodel it to make it right.