"What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step."

“I wonder,” he said, “whether the stars are set alight in heaven so that one day each one of us may find his own again...” 

'You must be very patient,' replied the fox. 'First you will sit down at a little distance from me-like that-in the grass. I shall look at you out of the corner of my eye, and you will say nothing. Words are the source of misunderstandings. But you will sit a little closer to me, every day...” 

“I remembered the fox. One runs the risk of crying a bit if one allows oneself to be tamed.” 

“I remembered the fox. One runs the risk of crying a bit if one allows oneself to be tamed.” 

"Perfection is finally attained not when there is no longer anything to add but when there is no longer anything to take away, when a body has been stripped down to its nakedness."

"It is such a secret place, the land of tears."

"You are beautiful, but you are empty. One could not die for you. To be sure, an ordinary passerby would think that my rose looked just like you--the rose that belongs to me. But in herself alone she is more important than all the hundreds of you other roses: because it is she that I have watered."

When you talk, you are only repeating what you already know. But if you listen, you may learn something new.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.

The goal is not to be better than the other man, but your previous self.

Learn and obey the rules very well so you will know how to break them properly.

When you are discontent, you always want more, more, more. Your desire can never be satisfied. But when you practice contentment, you can say to yourself, ‘Oh yes – I already have everything that I really need’.

Instead of wondering WHY this is happening to you, consider why this is happening to YOU.

People take different roads seeking fulfillment and happiness. Just because they’re not on your road doesn’t mean they’ve gotten lost.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping with a mosquito.

Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.

The remedy is to look deeper and recognize that we human beings are physically, mentally and emotionally the same.

My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.

Live a life that transcends your own!

Seek to be an oasis of caring and concern as you live your life.

There is a saying in Tibetan, 'Tragedy should be utilized as a source of strength.'

Even more important than the warmth and affection we receive, is the warmth and affection we give.

Thinking of ourselves as somehow special isolates us.