“Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations.”

Don't smother each other. No one can grow in the shade.

Whatever happens, take responsibility.

Your worst enemy cannot harm you as much as your own unguarded thoughts.

It isn't what happens to us that causes us to suffer; it's what we say to ourselves about what happens.

It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover.

Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to a better understanding of ourselves.

The poet is intimate with truth, while the scientist approaches it awkwardly.