Property is surely a right of mankind as real as liberty.

If I speak of myself in different ways, that is because I look at myself in different ways.

Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong.

I mistrust the judgement of every man in a case in which his own wishes are concerned.

The first thing you'll have to do, is the last thing you wished.

Take care of the pieces well. The whole will take care of itself.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please.

Anywhere you go in the world is what you make of it, not what you read in books.

He alone is free who lives with free consent under the entire guidance of reason.

It is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance.

The only real laughter comes from despair.

Whatever it is you're seeking won't come in the form you're expecting.

Judge a man by his questions rather than by his answers.

We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid

Science has not yet taught us if madness is or is not the sublimity of the intelligence.

There is an art, or rather a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss.

The most certain sign of wisdom is cheerfulness.

I think about the meaning of pain. Pain is personal. It really belongs to the one feeling it. Probably the only thing that is your own. I like mine.

Let there be spaces in your togetherness.

My meditation is simple. It does not require any complex practices. It is simple. It is singing. It is dancing. It is sitting silently.