Freedom is born of self-discipline. No individual, no nation, can achieve or maintain liberty without self-control. The undisciplined man (or woman) is a slave to his own weaknesses.

An achievement is a bondage. It obliges one to a higher achievement.

A human being is a part of the whole, called by us "Universe," a part limited in time and space.  He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.  This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.  Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.  Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such achievement is in itself a part of the liberation and a foundation for inner security.

Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.

Those who believe that they are exclusively in the right are generally those who achieve something.

Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

ACHIEVEMENT, n. The death of endeavor and the birth of disgust.

No matter what accomplishments you achieve, somebody helps you.

PERSEVERANCE, n. A lowly virtue whereby mediocrity achieves an inglorious success.

A designer knows he has achieved perfection, not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.