Siddhartha

"I have experienced much; I have suffered much; I have learned much."

"To understand a man, one must first understand his sorrows."

"I have loved you, Kamala, and I have learned from you."

"The river has taught me to listen instead of to talk."

"Every person must find their own path; no one can show it to another."

"I have learned that suffering teaches us more than happiness."

"The Buddha teaches that nothing lasts; all is in flux."

"I sought to become holy, but holiness came to me only when I stopped seeking it."

"You cannot love a person and hate another part of creation."

"There is nothing in the world that I am afraid of, except fear itself."

"I am no longer afraid of my thoughts."

"I have become wiser; it is true that I have learned much from the river."

"It is not for me to judge another man's life."

"You can learn knowledge, you can learn everything that others have learned, but you cannot learn wisdom."

"I can think. I can wait. I can fast."

"To understand one thing thoroughly is to understand all things."

"The raft will not carry us further; we must leave it behind."

"I should not think of myself; I should live, I should be part of the world."

"I have never been able to reject anything or anyone. I cannot reject anything, I cannot repel anything."

"Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms—to choose one's attitude."

"To be able to wait, to be able to fast, to be able to think—these are the necessities."

"I sought to experience the meaning of all philosophies and to receive their teachings; but I found that I received nothing."

"Every truth can be expressed in a hundred ways and still be the truth."

"Seeking means: to have a goal. But finding means: to be free, to be receptive, to have no goal."

"He who knows only books knows nothing."

"I can think. I can wait. I can fast."

"I have learned from the river that everything that I have been worried about is coming back to me, and that everything will return."

"The relationships we cherish define who we become."

"Inspiration comes to those who remain open to it."

"Imagination is the compass of the spiritual seeker."