A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes the suffering.

Good men and bad men differ radically. Bad men never appreciate kindness shown them, but wise men appreciate and are grateful. Wise men try to express their appreciation and gratitude by some return of kindness, not only to their benefactor, but to e

Better the man that conquer a thousand thousand men is the one who conquer one, himself.

I do not believe in a fate that falls on men however they act; but I do believe in a fate that falls on them unless they act.

Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.

With fools, there is no companionship. Rather than to live with men who are selfish, vain, quarrelsome, and obstinate, let a man walk alone.