You cannot cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water.
Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.
Small wisdom is water in a glass: clear, transparent, pure. Great wisdom is water in the sea: dark, mysterious, impenetrable.
If you cry because the sun has gone from your life, your tears will prevent you from seeing the stars.
It is very simple to be happy, but it is very difficult to be simple.
Reach high, for stars lie hidden in you. Dream deep, for every dream precedes the goal.
Faith is the bird that feels the light when dawn is still dark.
I slept & dreamt that life was joy. I awoke & saw that life was service. I acted & behold, service was joy.
We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.
Death is not extinguishing the light; it is putting out the lamp because dawn has come.