Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges