Although nature commences with reason and ends in experience it is necessary for us to do the opposite, that is to commence with experience and from this to proceed to investigate the reason.

How blissful it is, for one who has nothing. Attainers-of-wisdom are people with nothing. See him suffering, one who has something, a person bound in mind with people.

A clever man without wisdom is like a beautiful flower without fragrance.

The attempt to combine wisdom and power has only rarely been successful and then only for a short while.

We should take care not to make the intellect our goal; it has, of course, powerful muscles, but no personality.

It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom.