We accept the love we think we deserve.
The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.
We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.
I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
There is always some madness in love. But there is also always some reason in madness.
There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.
Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures. Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being. Patient with both friends and enemies, you accord with the way things are. Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.
Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on earth.
There is only one good, knowledge, and one evil, ignorance.
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
Hope is a waking dream.
He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.