“do it or don't do it but get on with it...”

“Do not repeat after me words that you do not understand. Do not merely put on a mask of my ideas, for it will be an illusion and you will thereby deceive yourself.”

“Find out for yourself what are the possesions and ideals that you do not desire. By knowing what you do not want, by elimination, you will unburden the mind, and only then will it understand the essential which is ever there.”

“It is love alone that leads to right action. What brings order in the world is to love and let love do what it will.”

“[on the secret to a happy, content life]Do you want to know what my secret is? I don’t mind what happens.”

“The more you know yourself, the more clarity there is. Self-knowledge has no end - you don't come to an achievement, you don't come to a conclusion. It is an endless river.”

“Passion is a rather frightening thing because if you have passion you don't know where it will take you.”