"I alone have the mind of a..." - Quote by Lao Tzu

“Having reached a high level of realization (or having accomplished anything in life), don't get excited or puffed up with pride but remain calm, humble, and in "perfect equanimity" if you want to continue in this deep state of consciousness.”

“All things in nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfill their function and make no claim. All things alike do their work, and then we see them subside. When they have reached their bloom, each returns to its origin. . . . This reversion is an eternal law. To know that law is wisdom.”

“To have little is to possess.”

“Be smarter than other people, just don't tell them so.”

“Self-confidence may be mistaken for egotism if it is not accompanied by humility of the heart.”

“On the pinnacle of success man does not stand firm long.”

“Every one speaks well of his own heart, but no one dares speak well of his own mind.”

“Nothing shakes my opinion of a book. Nothing -- nothing. Only perhaps if it's the book of a young person -- or of a friend -- no, even so, I think myself infallible.”

“I'm not Mother Teresa, but I'm not Charles Manson, either.”