Quotes on Wise Man Once Said

A moment of patience in a moment of anger prevents a thousand moments of regret.

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies.

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for a kindness.

There will always be rocks in the road ahead of us. They will be stumbling blocks or stepping stones; it all depends on how you use them.

Nothing in the affairs of men is worthy of great anxiety.

The real destroyer of inner peace is fear and distrust. Fear develops frustration, frustration develops anger, anger develops violence.

When you compare yourself with others in matters of wealth, position, and health, you should look at people less favoured than yourself. When you compare yourself with others in matters of religion, knowledge and virtue, look at people who are better than yourself.

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.

One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors.

Silence is one of the great arts of conversation.

The first step in the acquisition of wisdom is silence, the second listening, the third memory, the fourth practice, the fifth teaching others.

Love is of all passions the strongest, for it attacks simultaneously the head, the heart and the senses.

When the debate is lost, slander becomes the tool of the loser.

To ask the proper question is half of knowing.

I am convinced that human nature is basically affectionate and good. If our behavior follows our kind and loving nature, immense benefits will result, not only for ourselves, but also for the society to which we belong. I generally refer to this sort of love and affection as a universal religion. Everyone needs it, believers as much as non-believers. This attitude constitutes the very basis of morality.

The Ego is an exquisite instrument. Enjoy it, use it--just don't get lost in it.

When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive - to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love.

There is no possession more valuable than a good and faithful friend.

I don't need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.