A person obsessed with the need to be happy will never be so. The obsession is the obstruction.

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

Don't look for someone in whom to believe. Believe in yourself. The only authentic authority is your own original nature.

A truly strong person does not need the approval of others any more than a lion needs the approval of sheep.

It is against the law to permit weak people to steal your strength. Never permit it.

The terrible immoralities are the cunning ones hiding behind masks of morality, such as exploiting people while pretending to help them.

Genuine kindness is not what we do, it is what we are.