Health is not valued till sickness comes.
The Nobel Prize is an honor unique in the world in having found its way into the hearts and minds of simple people everywhere. It casts a light of peace and reason upon us all; and for that I am especially grateful.
How we treat the earth basically effects our social welfare and our national security.
Never idealize others. They will never live up to your expectations.
Just as modern mass production requires the standardization of commodities, so the social process requires standardization of man, and this standardization is called equality.
The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, peace-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life.
The moment you enter into the world of words you start falling away from that which is. The more you enter into language, the farther you are away from existence.
It is difficult for the common good to prevail against the intense concentration of those who have a special interest, especially if the decisions are made behind locked doors.
Nobody gets to live life backward. Look ahead-that's where your future lies.
To tolerate someone else's mistakes is one thing. To forgive them is even greater.
Superior leaders get things done with very little motion. They impart instruction not through many words, but through a few deeds. They keep informed about everything but interfere hardly at all. They are catalysts, and though things would not get done as well if they were not there, when they succeed they take no credit. And, because they take no credit, credit never leaves them.
Intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only at death.
To be a leader means to be able to move masses.
By seeing life as a game, your lightness of spirit will make problems seem easier.
Enlightenment is like the moon reflected on the water. The moon does not get wet, nor is the water broken. Although its light is wide and great, The moon is reflected even in a puddle an inch wide. The whole moon and the entire sky are reflected in one dewdrop on the grass.
