“The longest journey is the journey inwards.”

Resentment and complaint are appropriate neither for oneself nor others.

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

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

To understand the immeasurable, the mind must be extraordinarily quiet, still.

My life has been full of terrible misfortunes most of which never happened.

Silence is a source of great strength.

I pluck chrysanthemums beneath the eastern hedge, and gaze at ease at the southern mountains.

Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul - and sings the tune without the words - and never stops at all.