“Tears are often a gift from God, and sadness is a healthy emotion.”

There is no more noble occupation in the world than to assist another human being – to help someone to succeed.

To the contrary, I’ve found that the happiest people have found some cause and they stride through life propelled by a commitment.

And I discover that we rarely if ever see the totality of another in ordinary social intercourse.

When an individual appears mean and lazy, we are only seeing one part of the person.

Love, honor, and negotiate.

A true leader helps people focus on their potential, not on their limitations.

But leisure has little to do with one’s happiness.

Those with a high level of confidence may have as many or more weaknesses than those with low self-esteem.

Focus on your potential instead of your limitations.

The Hasidic rabbi, Zuscha, was asked on his deathbed what he thought the kingdom of God would be like. He replied, “I don’t know. But one thing I do know.

When I get there I am not going to be asked, ‘Why weren’t you Moses? Why weren’t you David?’ I am only going to be asked, ‘Why weren’t you Zuscha? Why weren’t you fully you?'”

One reason I can be more tolerant than most is that as a therapist.

The ultimate leaders develop followers who will surpass them.

You will be surprised at how many good things you can observe in them and comment upon.

When someone comes along who genuinely thanks us, we will follow that person a very long way.

If people know we expect good things from them, they will in most cases go to great lengths to live up to our expectations.

In my life, I often make so-called major decisions by very quick, immediate responses.

My nights are a nightmare, quite often, but the nightmares are rich. I nourish myself by those nights.

As I often tell my students, the person you’ll have the hardest time opening to and truly loving without reserve is yourself. Once you can do that, you can love the whole universe unconditionally.

Human beings have a drive for security and safety, which is often what fuels the spiritual search. This very drive for security and safety is what causes so much misery and confusion.

Fear is very often a part of the spiritual path. When people sit down and meditate it’s not at all uncommon for fear to arise at some point.

There are many men – such as those often to be found among the Indians – who are refined until they have qualities often attributed to the female sex. Yet they are men, and strong ones.

Philadelphians are every whit as mediocre as their neighbors, but they seldom encourage each other in mediocrity by giving it a more agreeable name.

Neatness of phrase is so closely akin to wit that it is often accepted as its substitute.