Philosophy

Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.
One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.
Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever. 
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.
The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is like an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty.
The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.
Believe that life is worth living and your belief will help create the fact.
When you have to make a choice and don't make it, that is in itself a choice.
Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes.
A good traveler has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Knowing others is intelligence; Knowing the self is enlightenment.
To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
The mind is the source of all suffering, and it is also the source of all happiness.
It’s not impermanence per se, or even knowing we’re going to die, that is the cause of our suffering, Rather, it’s our resistance to the fundamental uncertainty of our situation. Our discomfort arises from all of our efforts to put ground under our feet, to realize our dream of constant okayness. When we resist change, it’s called suffering.  
As human beings we share a tendency to scramble for certainty whenever we realize that everything around us is in flux. In difficult times the stress of trying to find solid ground—something predictable and safe to stand on—seems to intensify. But in truth, the very nature of our existence is forever in flux. Everything keeps changing, whether we’re aware of it or not.