Until we see what we are we cannot take steps to become what we should be.

Believing in our hearts that who we are is enough is the key to a more satisfying and balanced life.

The belief that personality is mysterious and irreducible has no scientific warrant, and is accepted chiefly because it is flattering to our human self esteem.

Rather than being guided by images of how to be, people need to attend to how they actually are and to respect this.

Exude happiness and you will feel it back a thousand times.

People's hearts are like deep wells. Nobody knows what's at the bottom. All you can do is guess from what comes floating to the surface every once in a while.

You can be yourself without pursuing yourself. Have you ever seen a dog chase his own tail? He just runs in circles.

To begin to know ourselves we must have sincere conversations with ourselves as if with a good friend. We must answer without reserve, listen without judgement, and accept without condition. That is self-love.

Age puzzles me. I thought it was a quiet time. My seventies were interesting and fairly serene but my eighties are passionate. I grow more intense as I age.

The beginning of thought is in disagreement - not only with others but also with ourselves.