Today as always, men fall into two groups: slaves and free men. Whoever does not have two-thirds of his day for himself, is a slave, whatever he may be: a statesman, a businessman, an official, or a scholar.

In meditation, once you are gone in, you are gone in. Then, even when you resurrect you are a totally different person. The old personality is nowhere to be found. You have to start your life again from abc. You have to learn everything with fresh eyes, with a totally new heart. That"s why meditation creates fear. read more

• Thought Meditation Once Gone Even Resurrect Totally Different Person Old Personality Nowhere Found Start Life Again from Learn Everything Fresh Eyes New Heart Creates Fear

Two roads diverged in a wood and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. read more

• Thought Two Roads Diverged Wood Took Traveled by Made Difference

Desire sets our compass, but real life steers our course. read more

• Thought Desire Sets Our Compass Real Life Steers Course

The major reason for setting a goal is for what it makes of you to accomplish it. What it makes of you will always be the far greater value than what you get read more

• Thought Major Reason for Setting Goal What Makes Accomplish Far Greater Value Get

Hate always sells well, but for repeat trade and the long pull happiness is sounder merchandise. read more

• Thought Hate Sells Well for Repeat Trade Long Pull Happiness Sounder Merchandise

Merchant and pirate were for a long period one and the same person. Even today mercantile morality is really nothing but a refinement of piratical morality. read more

• Thought Merchant Pirate for Long Period Same Person Even Today Mercantile Morality Really Nothing Refinement Piratical

The body is a big sagacity, a plurality with one sense, a war and a peace, a flock and a shepherd. read more

• Thought Body Big Sagacity Plurality Sense War Peace Flock Shepherd

The magnitude of a progress is gauged by the greatness of the sacrifice that it requires. read more

• Thought Magnitude Progress Gauged by Greatness Sacrifice Requires

Sleeping is no mean art: for its sake one must stay awake all day. read more

• Thought Sleeping Mean Art for Its Sake Stay Awake Day

Family love is messy, clinging, and of an annoying and repetitive pattern... like bad wallpaper. read more

• Thought Family Love Messy Clinging Annoying Repetitive Pattern Like Bad Wallpaper