“Hope and fear are both phantoms that arise from thinking of the self. When we don’t see the self as self, what do we have to fear?”

The best fighter is never angry.

The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.

Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.

Silence is a source of Great Strength.

Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace.

Manifest plainness, Embrace simplicity, Reduce selfishness, Have few desires.

Muddy water, let stand, becomes clear.

When there is no desire, all things are at peace.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

The truth is not always beautiful, nor beautiful words the truth.

Respond intelligently even to unintelligent treatment.

When the student is ready the teacher will appear. When the student is truly ready. The teacher will Disappear.

The road you can talk about is not the road you can walk on.

The flame that burns Twice as bright burns half as long.

If you are untrustworthy, people will not trust you.

The earth is enjoyed by heroes”- this is the unfailing truth. Be a hero. Always say, “I have no fear.

Don’t let the fear of striking out hold you back.

Never forget the blood sweat and tears, the uphill struggle over years the fear and, trash talking and the people it was to, and the people that started it just like you.

Sometimes I smile so big, I get scared that my face is gonna explode.

Far better it is to have a stout heart always and suffer one’s share of evils, than to be ever fearing what may happen.

Terror consists mostly of useless cruelties perpetrated by frightened people in order to reassure themselves.

A star on a movie set is like a time bomb. That bomb has got to be defused so people can approach it without fear.

Sometimes being afraid can show more strength than being fearless.