Nature has a language of its own, or maybe those who have lived long in solitude read in it their own unconscious inner feelings and mysterious forek…

- Alexandra David-Neel

Guard against idols -- yes, guard against all idols, of which surely the greatest is oneself.

- Alexandra David-Neel

Very few of us are capable of being Free Thinkers, needing neither to adore nor to insult God, the insult often being an act of faith more profound t…

- Alexandra David-Neel

Neglecting small things under the pretext of wanting to accomplish large ones is the excuse of a coward.

- Alexandra David-Neel

The wise expect nothing, hope for nothing, thus avoiding all disappointment and anxiety.

- Alexandra David-Neel

Why do you pray if you doubt you are heard?

- Alexandra David-Neel

One must be very strong, or very stupid, or completely exhausted to face life with indifference.

- Alexandra David-Neel

Landscapes have a language of their own, expressing the soul of the things, lofty or humble, which constitute them, from the mighty peaks to the smal…

- Alexandra David-Neel

As a stoic I must despise injury or, rather, I must not feel it, must not be affected by it so that it cannot violate the freedom of my soul.

- Alexandra David-Neel