“A man is deficient in understanding until he perceives that there is a whole cycle of evolution possible within himself: repeating endlessly, offering opportunities for personal development.”

“Two people can illustrate crudity to you.The first is the crude man, whom you see perceiving the diamond as a stone.The other is the refined man, who makes clear to you the crudity of the first one.”

“If, from time to time, you give up expectation, you will be able to perceive what it is you are getting.”

“None should say : 'I can trust,' or 'I cannot trust' until he is a master of the option, of trusting or not trusting.”

“What can you do with a person who says that he is absolutely uncertain about everything, and that he is absolutely certain about that?”

“A generous person may not have wisdom: but, unlike others, he has the means to gain it.”

“An egocentric pessimist is a person who thinks he hasn't changed, but that other people are behaving worse than before.”