I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not sleep for the favor of the kings of the world.

Let there be work, bread, water and salt for all.

I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love.

Men, money and material cannot by themselves bring victory or freedom. We must have the motive-power that will inspire us to brave deeds and heroic exploits."

I was always fascinated by engineering. Maybe it was an attempt maybe to get my father's respect or interest, or maybe it was just a genetic love of technology, but I was always trying to build things.

All differences in this world are of degree, and not of kind, because oneness is the secret of everything.

To be successful, you have to have your heart in your business and your business in your heart. 

If you set your goals ridiculously high and it's a failure, you will fail above everyone else's success.

To attain any assured knowledge about the soul is one of the most difficult things in the world.

It is a fine game to play - the game of politics - and it is well worth waiting for a good hand before really plunging. 

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

Open-minded people tend to be interested in Buddhism because Buddha urged people to investigate things - he didn't just command them to believe.