“Religion is only in the service of the people; it is not in the rosary and the prayer-carpet.”

A dog will never forget the crumb thou gavest him, though thou mayst afterwards throw a hundred stones at his head.

Keep belly lightly loaded, if mind would wisdom see; For bodies crammed to bursting, make empty souls to be.

A handsome woman is a jewel; a good woman is a treasure.

Every leaf of the tree becomes a page of the book, once the heart is opened and it has learnt to read.

Use a sweet tongue, courtesy, and gentleness, and thou mayest manage to guide an elephant by a hair.

Be not so severe as to cause shyness, nor so clement as to encourage boldness.

To tell a falsehood is like the cut of a saber: for though the wound may heal, the scar of it will remain.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

Be not in the desire of thine own ease.

The stranger has no friend, unless it be a stranger.

Expose not the secret failings of mankind, otherwise you must verily bring scandal upon them and distrust upon yourself.

A tree, freshly rooted, may be pulled up by one man on his own. Give it time, and it will not be moved, even with a crane.

He who lives upon the fruit of his own labor, escapes the contempt of haughty benefactors.

People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

A friend whom you have been gaining during your whole life, you ought not to be displeased with in a moment. A stone is many years becoming a ruby – take care that you do not destroy it in an instant against another stone.

People ask me how I stay happy and sane: I never google myself.

I dont believe in learning from other peoples pictures. I think you should learn from your own interior vision of things and discover, as I say, Innocently, as though there had never been anybody.

There are three types of people in this world: those who make things happen, those who watch things happen and those who wonder what happened. We all have a choice. You can decide which type of person you want to be. I have always chosen to be in the first group.

Stop letting people who don’t know themselves tell you who you are.

Take personal responsibility for your negative emotions, rather than blaming others.

People Fear standing alone for what they believe. I fear standing in a crowd of people who rather be told what they’re supposed to.

People are happiest when they have goals, small and large, because they can look forward to attaining them.

I wanted to connect all people who are thinking about peace on Earth.