Nature has placed mankind under the government of two
sovereign masters, pain and pleasure...they govern us in all we do, read more

Nature has placed mankind under the government of two
sovereign masters, pain and pleasure...they govern us in all we do, in all
we say, in all we think: every effort we can make to throw off our
subjection, will serve but to demonstrate and confirm it.

The valid research for the future is on the inner side, on the
spiritual side.

The valid research for the future is on the inner side, on the
spiritual side.

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against read more

It is natural to man to indulge in the illusion of hope. We are apt to
shut our eyes against a painful truth, and listen to the song of the
siren, till she transforms us into beasts.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

Mistakes are the portals of discovery.

The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his
work and his play, his labor and his read more

The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his
work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his
information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows
which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he
does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him
he's always doing both.

Don't let what you can't do stop you from doing what you can do.

Don't let what you can't do stop you from doing what you can do.

Transformation literally means going beyond your form.

Transformation literally means going beyond your form.

The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of
comfort.

The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of
comfort.

The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability
and determination to overcome bad read more

The only good luck many great men ever had was being born with the ability
and determination to overcome bad luck.